Micro-interface enhanced mass transfer sodium carbonate absorption carbon dioxide reaction

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.06.003

Abstract

Abstract: Micro-interface intensified reactor (MIR) can be applied in series/parallel in the absorption of CO₂ in industrial gases by Na₂CO₃ due to the ability to produce large numbers of stable microbubbles. This work focuses on the variation pattern of mass transfer characteristics parameters of the reaction gas in Na₂CO₃ solution under the influence of different solution properties and operating parameters in the reaction of CO₂ absorption by Na₂CO₃. The mass transfer characteristics parameters include bubble Sauter mean diameter, gas holdup, interfacial area, liquid side mass transfer coefficient, and liquid side volume mass transfer coefficient k_La. The solution properties and operating parameters include Na₂CO₃ concentration (0.05–2.0 mol·L^-1), superficial gas velocity (0.00221–0.01989 m·s^-1), superficial liquid velocity (0.00332–0.02984 m·s^-1), and ionic strength (1.42456–1.59588 mol·kg^-1). And volumetric mass transfer coefficients k_La and superficial reaction rates r of the MIR and the bubble column reactor are compared in the reaction of sodium carbonate absorption of carbon dioxide, and the former shows a greater improvement under different solution properties and operating parameters. The enhanced role of MIR in mass transfer in non-homogeneous reactions is verified and the feasibility of industrial practical applications of MIR is demonstrated.

Key words: Carbon dioxide, Absorption, Microbubble, Bubble Sauter mean diameter, Interfacial area, Mass transfer

摘要： Micro-interface intensified reactor (MIR) can be applied in series/parallel in the absorption of CO₂ in industrial gases by Na₂CO₃ due to the ability to produce large numbers of stable microbubbles. This work focuses on the variation pattern of mass transfer characteristics parameters of the reaction gas in Na₂CO₃ solution under the influence of different solution properties and operating parameters in the reaction of CO₂ absorption by Na₂CO₃. The mass transfer characteristics parameters include bubble Sauter mean diameter, gas holdup, interfacial area, liquid side mass transfer coefficient, and liquid side volume mass transfer coefficient k_La. The solution properties and operating parameters include Na₂CO₃ concentration (0.05–2.0 mol·L^-1), superficial gas velocity (0.00221–0.01989 m·s^-1), superficial liquid velocity (0.00332–0.02984 m·s^-1), and ionic strength (1.42456–1.59588 mol·kg^-1). And volumetric mass transfer coefficients k_La and superficial reaction rates r of the MIR and the bubble column reactor are compared in the reaction of sodium carbonate absorption of carbon dioxide, and the former shows a greater improvement under different solution properties and operating parameters. The enhanced role of MIR in mass transfer in non-homogeneous reactions is verified and the feasibility of industrial practical applications of MIR is demonstrated.

关键词: Carbon dioxide, Absorption, Microbubble, Bubble Sauter mean diameter, Interfacial area, Mass transfer

Hu Shen, Yingyu Xu, Jigang An, Bowen Jiang, Jinnan Sun, Guoqiang Yang, Zhibing Zhang. Micro-interface enhanced mass transfer sodium carbonate absorption carbon dioxide reaction[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 64(12): 208-223.

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