Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (12): 6798-6812.DOI: 10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2025-1109

• Chemical processes and equipment • Previous Articles    

Foaming decarbonization performance of surfactant-modified monoethanolamine and application in co-current reactor

WANG Zeyu(), GE Yucong, YANG Li(), ZHANG Zhenzhen, HENG Xunxuan, LIU Fang, YANG Xiao   

  1. College of Low Carbon Energy and Power Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2025-08-01 Revised:2025-09-28 Online:2026-01-06 Published:2025-12-25
  • Contact: YANG Li

基于表面活性剂改性单乙醇胺的新型多流态CO2吸收塔传质强化

王泽宇(), 葛煜聪, 杨丽(), 张真真, 衡迅瑄, 刘方, 杨霄   

  1. 中国矿业大学低碳能源与动力工程学院,江苏 徐州 221116
  • 通讯作者: 杨丽
  • 作者简介:王泽宇(2001—),男,硕士研究生,研究方向为CO2捕集。E-mail:TS23130056P31@cumt.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2022YFE0130000);徐州市科技项目(KC23077);江苏省自然科学基金(BK20240208);中央高校基本科研业务费专项基金(2023KYJD1005)

Abstract:

This study proposes a multi-flow CO₂ absorption tower integrating atomization, foaming, and packing. By modifying the monoethanolamine(MEA) solution with the surfactant AEO-9, the CO₂ removal efficiency was significantly improved. Experimental results showed that the introduction of AEO-9 reduced the surface tension of MEA by approximately 49.5%, effectively promoting foaming and subsequently increasing CO₂ removal efficiency by 11.3%—31.8%. AEO-9 had minimal impact on solution viscosity; however, the viscosity of the rich solvent increased by about 37.5%, which suppressed foam stability in the later stages of the reaction. Characterization by ¹³C NMR and FTIR confirmed that CO₂ absorption products significantly influenced the physicochemical properties of the solution. Orthogonal experiments and range analysis identified liquid flow rate and MEA concentration as the key factors affecting CO₂ removal efficiency. The optimal operating conditions were determined to be a gas flow rate of 60L/min, liquid flow rate of 500mL/min, CO₂ concentration of 8%, and MEA concentration of 30%. Under these conditions, the CO₂ absorption efficiency increased by more than 48.42%, with a total absorption rate reaching 1.198kmol/(m³·h). This study provides important guidance for the design optimization and industrial application of multi-flow CO₂ absorption towers.

Key words: surfactant-modified, multi-phase-flow CO2 absorption, decarbonization effectiveness, mass transfer mechanisms, absorption enhancement

摘要:

提出了一种结合雾化、发泡与填料的多流态CO2吸收塔,通过使用表面活性剂AEO-9改性单乙醇胺(MEA)溶液,显著提升了CO2的脱除效率。实验结果表明,AEO-9的引入使MEA的表面张力降低了约49.5%,有效促进了发泡现象,进而使CO2脱除效率最高提升了31.8%。AEO-9对贫液黏度影响较小,但富液黏度增加了约37.5%,抑制了反应后期的发泡稳定性。并且13C NMR与FTIR表征证实,CO2吸收产物对溶液物理化学性质没有显著影响。此外,正交试验与极差分析结果表明,液体流量和MEA浓度是影响CO2脱除效率的关键因素,最佳操作条件为气体流量60L/min、液体流量500mL/min、CO2体积分数8%、MEA质量分数30%。在此条件下,CO2脱除效率提高48.42%以上,总吸收速率达1.198kmol/(m3·h)。该研究为多流态CO2吸收塔的设计优化和工业应用提供了重要指导。

关键词: 表面活性剂改性, 多流态CO2吸收, CO2脱除效率, 传质强化, 吸收机理

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