A review of chemical absorption of carbon dioxide for biogas upgrading

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2016.05.006

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Significant attention has been given to biogas production, purification and upgrading as a renewable and clean fuel supplement. Biogas is a product of an anaerobic digestion process comprising methane, carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. Biogas purification removes trace gases in biogas for safe utilisation. Biogas upgrading produces methane-rich biogas by removing bulk carbon dioxide from the gas mixture. Several carbon dioxide removal techniques can be applied for biogas upgrading.However, chemical absorption of carbon dioxide for biogas upgrading is of special significance due to its operation at ambient or near ambient temperature and pressure, thus reducing energy consumption. This paper reviews the chemical absorption of carbon dioxide using amine scrubbing, caustic solvent scrubbing, and amino acid salt solution scrubbing. Each of these techniques for biogas upgrading is discussed. The paper concludes that an optimised implementation of the chemical absorption techniques for biogas upgrading requires further research.

关键词: Biogas upgrading, Biofuel, CO₂ capture, Absorption, Amine scrubbing, Caustic scrubbing

Abstract: Significant attention has been given to biogas production, purification and upgrading as a renewable and clean fuel supplement. Biogas is a product of an anaerobic digestion process comprising methane, carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. Biogas purification removes trace gases in biogas for safe utilisation. Biogas upgrading produces methane-rich biogas by removing bulk carbon dioxide from the gas mixture. Several carbon dioxide removal techniques can be applied for biogas upgrading.However, chemical absorption of carbon dioxide for biogas upgrading is of special significance due to its operation at ambient or near ambient temperature and pressure, thus reducing energy consumption. This paper reviews the chemical absorption of carbon dioxide using amine scrubbing, caustic solvent scrubbing, and amino acid salt solution scrubbing. Each of these techniques for biogas upgrading is discussed. The paper concludes that an optimised implementation of the chemical absorption techniques for biogas upgrading requires further research.

Key words: Biogas upgrading, Biofuel, CO₂ capture, Absorption, Amine scrubbing, Caustic scrubbing

Fouad R. H. Abdeen, Maizirwan Mel, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Sany Izan Ihsan, Ahmad Faris Ismail. A review of chemical absorption of carbon dioxide for biogas upgrading[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2016, 24(6): 693-702.

Fouad R. H. Abdeen, Maizirwan Mel, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Sany Izan Ihsan, Ahmad Faris Ismail. A review of chemical absorption of carbon dioxide for biogas upgrading[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2016, 24(6): 693-702.

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