Kwang Bok Yi

Characteristics of CO2 absorption into aqueous ammonia

Abstract Aqueous ammonia was investigated as a new absorbent of the chemical absorption process for CO2 capture from combustion flue gas. The effects of the temperature and concentration of aqueous ammonia on CO2 absorption in a semi‐batch reactor were studied by interpreting breakthrough curves. Raman spectroscopy analysis of CO2 loaded aqueous ammonia provided concentration changes of bicarbonate, carbonate, and carbamate as well as CO2 sorption capacity at given time during the absorption with 13 wt% aqueous ammonia at 25°C. It was observed that carbamate formation was dominating at the early stage of absorption. Then, the bicarbonate formation took over the domination at the later stage while the carbonate remained unchanged.

Influence of Additives Including Amine and Hydroxyl Groups on Aqueous Ammonia Absorbent for CO2 Capture

Aqueous ammonia absorbent (10 wt %) was modified with four kinds of additives (1 wt %) including amine and hydroxyl groups, i.e., 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propandiol (AMPD), 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propandiol (AEPD), and tri(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (THAM), for CO(2) capture. The loss of ammonia by vaporization was reduced by additives, whereas the removal efficiency of CO(2) was slightly improved. These results were attributed to the interactions between ammonia and additives or absorbents and CO(2) via hydrogen bonding, as verified by FT-IR spectra and computational calculation. Molecular structures as well as binding energies were obtained from the geometries of (ammonia + additives) and (ammonia + additives + CO(2)) at the optimized state. These experimental and theoretical findings demonstrate that additives including amine and hydroxyl group are suitable for modifying aqueous ammonia absorbent for CO(2) removal.

Influence of operating temperature on CO2-NH3 reaction in an aqueous solution

Although aqueous ammonia solution has been focused on the removal of CO2 from flue gas, there have been very few reports regarding the underlying analysis of the reaction between CO2 and NH3. In this work, we explored the reaction of CO2-NH3-H2O system at various operating temperatures: 40 °C, 20 °C, and 5 °C. The CO2 removal efficiency and the loss of ammonia were influenced by the operating temperatures. Also, infrared spectroscopy measurement was used in order to understand the formation mechanism of ion species in absorbent, such as NH2COO−, HCO3−, CO32−, and NH4+, during CO2, NH3, and H2O reaction. The reactions of CO2-NH3-H2O system at 20 °C and 40 °C have similar reaction routes. However, a different reaction route was observed at 5 °C compared to the other operating temperatures, showing the solid products of ammonium bicarbonates, relatively. The CO2 removal efficiency and the formation of carbamate and bicarbonate were strongly influenced by the operating temperatures. In particular, the analysis of the formation carbamate and bicarbonate by infrared spectroscopy measurement provides useful information on the reaction mechanism of CO2 in an aqueous ammonia solution.

Effect of acid treatment of Fe-BEA zeolite on catalytic N2O conversion

The effect of acid treatment on the physical and chemical characteristics of BEA zeolite, as well as the catalytic activity of the Fe-BEA catalyst for N2O reduction under NH3-selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) conditions, was examined. The acid treatment caused dealumination of BEA and enrichment of the silanol groups on vacant T-sites and the Brønsted acid sites. As the acid treatment time increased, the silanol groups and the weak acid sites in BEA also increased. Because the weak acid sites behave as anchoring sites for Fe ions, the catalytic activity also increased as the treatment time increased. However, extended exposure of BEA to acid decreased the catalytic activity of the Fe-BEA catalyst somewhat, and decreased the silanol groups and weak acid sites. The catalytic activity and the amount of weak acid sites were well correlated with the BEA acid treatment time.

Effect of Ce Addition on Catalytic Activity of Cu/Mn Catalysts for Water Gas Shift Reaction

Effect of Ce Addition on Catalytic Activity of Cu/Mn Catalysts for Water Gas Shift Reaction JI HYE PARK, HYO BEEN IM, RA HYUN HWANG, JEONG HUN BAEK, KEE YOUNG KOO, KWANG BOK YI Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, Korea Korea Institute of Energy Research, 152 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34101, Korea Department of Chemical Engineering Education, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea