Enhanced carbon capture in a multiport microscale absorber

Harish Ganapathy, Sascha Steinmayer, Amir Shooshtari, Serguei Dessiatoun, Mohamed Alshehhi, Michael M. Ohadi

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Abstract

Increasing concerns on the effects of global warming leading to climate change has necessitated the development of efficient technologies to separate acid gas components, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, from gaseous mixtures. Microscale technologies have the potential to substantially enhance gas-liquid absorption processes on account of their inherent high surface area to volume ratio. The present work reports the mass transfer characteristics during gas-liquid absorption in a multiport microscale absorber. The reactor was designed to comprise of 15 straight, parallel channels having a hydraulic diameter of 456 micrometer and square crosssectional geometry. The absorption of CO2 mixed with N2 into aqueous diethanolamine was investigated. The performance of the absorber was characterized with respect to the absorption efficiency and mass transfer coefficient. Parametric studies investigating the effects of the gas and liquid phase superficial velocity were performed and discussed. Additionally, the effect of varying the liquid reactant concentration was investigated and discussed.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationEnergy
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2013 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 15 Nov 201321 Nov 2013

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume6 B

Conference

ConferenceASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period15/11/1321/11/13

Keywords

  • Chemical reaction
  • Mass transfer
  • Microreactor
  • Microscale
  • Multiport

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