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Reversible Ionic Liquids as Double-Action Solvents for
Efficient CO2 CapturePI: Professor Charles A. Eckert
School of Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringCo-PI: Professor Charles L. Liotta
School of Chemistry and BiochemistryGeorgia Tech, Atlanta
DOE Project NT0005287
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Chemical Engineering and Chemistry21-Year Collaboration at Georgia Tech
• Jointly Directed Students and PostdoctoralsChemical EngineersChemists> 50 PhDs Completed
• >50 Joint Research Grants• >250 Publications and
Presentations• 2004 Presidential Green
Chemistry Challenge Award 2
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Project Goal: CO2 from Coal-Fired Power Plants • Long-Term GoalCapture 90% of CO2 with less than 30% cost increase by 2020
• This ProjectSolvent with Optimum Balance of PropertiesSynthesize and CharacterizeUse in Process DesignDetermine Best by Energy, Economics
Optimum SolventDemonstrate on Lab ScaleDesign Pilot Scale ProcessDevelop Scalable Process for Synthesis
• Bottom Line: Superior Process for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture from Coal-Fired Power Plants
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Funding – $ in Thousands By Budget Period, DOE and Cost Share
BP1 DOE
BP1 Share
BP2 DOE
BP2 Share
BP3 DOE
BP3 Share
Total DOE
Total Share
372 79 417 85 434 85 1251 263
92 71 118 150
30 76 75 228
21 38 38 114
9 9 9 27
524 150 540 203 556 85 1620 413
28.6 37.5 15.2 27
Expenditure
Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Services
Travel
TOTAL
Share %
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Overall Project Performance Dates
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First Year Second Year Third YearQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING, AND REPORTING1-COMPONENT SILYL AMINE-
BASED ILS1-COMPONENT SILYL GUANIIDINE-BASED ILS
THERMODYNAMICS AND RATES OF IL FORMATION
OPTIMIZE CO2 CAPTURE SOLVENT STRUCTURE
PROCESS DESIGN AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Project Participants• Chemical Engineers and Chemists Supported
on this GrantFaculty – Charles Eckert, Charles LiottaPostdocs – Elizabeth Biddinger, Manish Talreja,
Manjusha VermaPhD Students – Olga Dzenis, Ryan Hart, Gregory
Marus, Amy RohanUndergraduate – Melissa Burlager
• Other ContributorsResearch Scientist – Pamela PolletPhD Student – Kyle FlackUndergraduates – Sean Faltermeier, Paul Nielson
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Scientific Background: Sustainable Reversible Ionic Liquids (RevILs)
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Con
duct
ivity
(uS/
cm)
Cycle
Bubble CO2
Heat
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Cost Savings
1. Minimize solvent and energy needs
2. Optimize ΔT and ΔHrxn
3. Optimize both physisorption and chemisorption
Advantages of RevILs for CO2 Capture
HeatExchanger
Flue Gas
Scrubbed Gas
CO2-RichSolvent
CO2-LeanSolvent
CO2 Product Gas
Heat EnergyQ = mCpΔT + Regeneration
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Utilizing a Dual Capture Mechanism
IonicLiquid
+ CO2CO2
Swollen Ionic Liquid
CO2Swollen
Ionic Liquid
Highly Selective Chemical Absorption
Added Capacity By Physical Absorption
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- CO2
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Technical and Economic Challenges
• Optimize Solvent StructureCapacity – Maximize Both CapacitiesUptake/Release – Optimize ΔT and ΔHrxn
• Minimize Solvent Cost/LossesScaleup for Effective Manufacture
• Eliminate Transport LimitationsBoth Mass and Heat
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Progress and Current StatusFirst and Second Generation RevILs
Si-O-C is unstable in the presence of water
Alkyl substituted compounds were synthesized to improve stability
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Third GenerationSilyl-Amine Reversible Ionic Liquids• Much Easier Synthesis than Guanidines• Superior Capacity to Guanidines• Structure is Easily Modified
Ionic Liquid Swelling Physical Absorption
Capacity (mol/kg amine)TEtSA 16% 12.3TPSA 31% 17.9
12
* Capacities measured at 900 psi and 35 C.(Published in Fuel, 2009)
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Structure Property Relationships• Test CompoundsNot for Field ApplicationRather to Show Effects of Stucture
• Effect of Electron Distribution• Void Volume for Physisorption
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Strong electron withdrawing group
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Developing an Optimal SolventThru Structure Property/Relationships
2Pr COecursor
dIonicLiqui
aaa
K =
Equilibrium Constant
∆−=
RTGK
abs
exp2
)/(RTH
dTRTGd absabs ∆
−=∆
Thermodynamic Properties
van ’t Hoff Plot
SolutionNonideality
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Novel Spectroscopic Technique for Measuring CO2 Absorption
• How it works:
• Application of Beer-Lambert Law:
q
Sample Evanescent Wave
Infrared Light
Diamond ATR Crystal
cbA ⋅⋅= εA = absorbance [A.U.]ε = molar absorptivity [L mol-1 cm-1]b = path length [cm]c = concentration [mol L-1]
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Custom Design Sample Cell for ATR• Design Collaboration with Prof. Sergei KazarianEase of Assembly, Operation, and MaintenanceLow Volume, High PressureCustom Built to Our SpecificationsRapid and Accurate MeasurementsMeasures both Chemical and Physical Absorption
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Infrared Spectra of TEtSA Ionic Liquid- Formation and Physical Absorption -
Broad -NH3+ Band
Physically Absorbed CO2
Carbamate C=O stretch
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Project Methodology
• Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Compounds1-Comp. Silyl Guanidine-Based ILs1-Comp. Silyl Amine-Based ILs
• Thermodynamics of IL Formation with CO2
• Rates of Uptake/Release• Optimize Solvent Structure for CO2 Capture • Process Design & Economic Analysis
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Ionic Liquid Formation Favored at Low Temperatures
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33.5
44.5
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cent
ratio
n (m
ol/L
)
Pressure (bar)
TEtSA (T=35 C) Molecular LiquidIonic LiquidFree CO2
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At 75°C, Much Different Equilibrium
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n (m
ol/L
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Pressure (bar)
TEtSA (T=75 C) Molecular Liquid
Ionic Liquid
Free CO2
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ATR FT-IR Reveals Capacities and Equilibrium
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CO
2/kg
amin
e)
Pressure (bar)
35C - Chemical35C Physical75C Chemical75C Physical
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Enhancement of Physical Absorption in Ionic Liquids (T=35°C)
CompoundVoid
Volume (L/mol)
Henry's Law
Constant (L·bar/mol)
TMSA 0.357 20.8TESA 0.466 23.8TEtSA 0.423 37.0TPSA 0.520 32.3THSA 0.822 15.6
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2C
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ntra
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/L)
Pressure (bar)
THSA IL
TMSA IL
TESA IL
TPSA IL
TEtSA IL
Double the capacity for alkyl amines!
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Project Challenge:Viscosity of Ionic Liquids
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η (c
P)
η (P
a.s)
Temp (°C)
TMSA ILTESA ILTEtSA ILTPSA ILTHSA ILFSA IL
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Final Process Optimization• Solvent with Optimum Balance of PropertiesSynthesize and CharacterizeUse in Process DesignDetermine Best by Energy, Economics
• Optimum SolventDemonstrate on Lab ScaleDesign Pilot Scale ProcessDevelop Scalable Process for Synthesis
• Bottom Line: Superior Process for CO2Capture from Coal-Fired Power Plants
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Economic Evaluation – Path Forward
• Setup complete process diagram• Important variablesInput compounds/modelsSetup general reaction in absorber
• Use to calculate targets• Evaluate compounds synthesized in labInformation communicated through website,
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Support From DOE Has Generated...• 3 Publications• Presentations: 8 Invited (1 Student
Authored) 8 Conferences (5 Student
Authored)• 1 Invention Disclosure• 7 Collaborations: 4 Academic 3 Industrial
• 2 Students GraduatedVittoria Blasucci, PhD ChBE
(Exxon)Hillary Huttenhower, PhD
Chem (Pratt and Whitney)• To Graduate this TermRyan Hart, PhD ChBEAli Fadhel, PhD ChBEMelissa Burlager, BS ChBE
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Project Objectives and Timing: MilestonesMilestone Title Finish Verification Method
A Complete Project Management Plan
9/30/08 PMP approved by DOE COR
B 1-Comp. Silyl Amine-Based ILs
06/30/10 Successful Synthesis and Characterization
C 1-Comp. Silyl Guanidine-Based ILs
02/28/11 Successful Synthesis and Characterization
D Thermo & Rates of IL Formation
6/30/11 Successful Measurements
E Optimize CO2 Capture Solvent Structure
10/31/11 Optimal Solvent Identified
F Process Design and Economic Analysis
10/31/11 Design and Scaleup Completed
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Future Testing & Development• This ProjectDevelop and Test for Optimum RevILDesign and Economic Analysis
• Next ProjectIL Scaleup for Economic ManufactureAddress Rates, Transport Issues
• Scale-Up PotentialAlready Working with Industrial Partner
ConocoPhillips 28