stephanie freeman january 10 th, 2007 rochelle group university of texas at austin – dept. of...
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Stephanie FreemanJanuary 10th, 2007
Rochelle GroupUniversity of Texas at Austin – Dept. of Chemical Engineering
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Presentation Outline Introduction to ROC16
CO2 Solubility
Solid-Liquid Equilibrium of ROC16Volatility of ROC16Capacity and ViscosityComparison of Kinetics
Oxidative Degradation with Metals Thermal Degradation Conclusions and Current Issues Future Work on ROC16
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Introduction to ROC16 ROC16 is a novel amine solvent
recently patented by the Rochelle Group
The Rochelle group is currently investigating ROC16 as an viable alternative to 7 m MEA
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CO2 Solubility in ROC10 at 40°CHilliard (2007)
PCO2 = 7.5 kPa
PCO2 = 0.75 kPa
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Solubility of ROC20
At a loading of ~0.22, ROC20 is
soluble at ambient temperature
Hilliard (2007)
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Solubility of ROC16 (cont.)Hilliard (2007)
Current optimized absorber loadings
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Expected Volatility at 40°CHilliard (2007)
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Kinetics: ROC16 vs. 7 m MEA
Comparison at 60°C, PCO2* = 1 kPa
kg’ = 1.5x10-9 kmol/m2-Pa-s, 7.0 m MEA(a)
kg’ = 2.7x10-9 kmol/m2-Pa-s, ROC04 (b)
kg’ for ROC16 was estimated
(a) Aboudheir (2003)(b) Cullinane (2005)
-0.8'g, μADAminek
10.15~4~
μ
μ
A
A
k
k 0.8
0.8
ROC16
ROC04
ROC04
ROC16'
ROC04g,
'ROC16g,
Rate of ROC16 is roughly 2X faster than 7 m MEA
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Oxidative Degradation - Methods Low gas flow experiments
100 mL/min 98% O2 / 2% CO2
Analysis using Anion and Cation IC to detect:Organic acids (formate, acetate, etc.)Inorganic ions (nitrite and nitrate)Amides (through formate production) Amines
Not yet testing for:Amino AcidsAldehydes
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Oxidative Degradation - Results
Rate of Production mM/hr
Solvent 7 m MEA ROC10 ROC20 ROC20
Metals Present 0.6 mM Fe 0.1 mM Fe30 ppm Cr, 10 ppm Ni and Fe
250 ppm Cu
Total Formate 0.40 0.01 0.011 0.42
Glycolate 0.10 0 0 0
Nitrite/Nitrate 0.46 0.001 0.001 0.01
Amine Products - - 0 0.39
Carbon in Products 0.73 0.05 0.016 1.24
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Thermal Degradation - Methods
Degradation of ROC20 studied at 135°C and 150°CLoadings of α=0.3 and α=0.4
Stainless steel bombs used Amine concentration analyzed by:
Cation ICAcid pH titration
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Thermal Degradation over 5 weeks
Solvent T (°C) LoadingTotal Amine
Loss (%)
ROC20
1350.3 4
0.4 5
1500.3 0
0.4 -2
ROC30 150 0.3 0
ROC40 150 0.3 2
7 m MEA 135 0.4 29
7 m MEA 150 0.4 84
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Conclusions
Faster rates of absorption (Cullinane 2005)
Higher capacity for CO2:CapROC16 = 1.44 mol CO2 / kg solution
CapMEA = 0.84 mol CO2 / kg solution
Negligible oxidative degradation (w/o Cu2+) Negligible thermal degradation (potentially
greater stripper P and T) Comparable heat of absorption Comparable volatilities
ADVANTAGES OF ROC16 OVER MEA
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Conclusions (cont.)
Increased viscosity decreases diffusion Precipitation with loss of CO2 loading or
over-loading Feasibility of onsite loading of ROC16 Narrow solubility range Volatility management
ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
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Conclusions (cont.)
Pseudo-polymerization of ROC16Rapid increase in viscosityTrigger unknown
Anomalous gas/liquid behavior Oxidation experiments with either Fe/Cr/Ni
or Cu produced some kind of “foam”
POTENTIALLY INTRACTABLE OBSTACLES
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Future Work on ROC16
Additional degradation experiments with
higher concentrations of Cr, Ni, and Fe Obtain rate data for ROC16 Further study phase equilibrium behavior of
ROC16 Investigate pseudo-polymerization Develop plausible onsite loading
procedures Determine true extent of foaming
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Questions?