CO2 capture and regeneration properties of various sorbents prepared by physical mixing of metal oxides and alkali metals were investigated in the presence of water vapor in a fixed bed reactor during multiple cycles at middle temperatures (absorption...
CO2 capture and regeneration properties of various sorbents prepared by physical mixing of metal oxides and alkali metals were investigated in the presence of water vapor in a fixed bed reactor during multiple cycles at middle temperatures (absorption : 200℃, regeneraion : 400℃∼550℃).
The NaTiP85 sorbents were developed in this study for CO2 capture at middle temperatures. The CO2 capture capacity of the NaTiP85 sorbent, which was prepared by physical mixing of Na2CO3 with TiO2 with 1:1 molar ratio, was 55.08 mg CO2/g sorbent in the presence of 1 vol.% CO2 and 9 vol.% vapor at 200℃. The CO2 capture capacity decreased to 31.39 mg CO2/g sorbent after 2 cycles. To investigate this result, XRD analysis was conducted. The fresh NaTiP85 sorbent formed three phases such as Na2TiO3, Na8Ti5O14, Na2Ti3O7. From XRD patterns of the NaTiP sorbents prepared by various calcination temperature, it was known that specific molecular form such like Na8Ti5O14 might be able to capture and regenerate CO2 gas. After CO2 capture, the Na8Ti5O14 phase was not found in XRD results as shown in Figure 4-14∼6 (b) and (c). These results indicate that the Na8Ti5O14 phase was transformed into Na2CO3 and a new structure during CO2 capture. However, the Na2CO3 and new structure could not be converted into original structure(Na8Ti5O14).
Even though the NaTiP85 sorbent developed in this study were not completely regenerated in the presence of 9 vol.% H2O and N2(balance gas), this sorbent was unique to be able to capture CO2 gas at middle temperatures. It was found that the sorbent couldn't capture CO2 gas without vapor at 200℃ and water vapor played an important role in the CO2 capture. In addition, the CO2 capture capacity of the NaTiP85 sorbent in high-pressure was 120 mg CO2/g sorbent in the presence of 1 vol.% CO2 with vapor at 200℃ and 20 atm.
Further study is necessary to identify the new active structure of the XRD patterns before and after CO2 capture. Considering that the CO2 capture capacity and regeneration property are very important factors in CO2 capture, the novel NaTiP85 sorbent developed in this study could be used for CO2 capture at the middle temperatures.