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Title: Determination of the critical product layer thickness in the reaction of CaO with CO{sub 2}

Abstract

Calcium oxide can be an effective CO{sub 2} sorbent at high temperatures. When coupled with a calcination step to produce pure CO{sub 2}, the carbonation reaction is the basis for several high-temperature separation systems of CO{sub 2}. The formation of a product layer of CaCO{sub 3} is known to mark a sudden change in the reaction regime, from a very fast CO{sub 2} uptake to very slow carbonation rates. The critical thickness of this product layer of CaCO{sub 3} has been measured in this work on real sorbent materials, using different limestone precursors and submitting them to many repeated carbonation calcination cycles (up to 100). Mercury porosimetry curves of the calcines and their carbonated counterparts have been obtained and their differences interpreted with a simple pore model, from which the thickness of the product layer is derived. An average value of 49 nm (19% standard deviation) has been obtained, which is quite insensitive to the type of limestone and to the texture of the calcine as long as the model is fulfilled. The implications of this value on our understanding of the sorbent performance in these CO{sub 2}-capture systems are discussed.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Instituto Nacional del Carbon (CSIC), Oviedo (Spain)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20647574
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 0888-5885
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; CALCIUM OXIDES; CALCIUM CARBONATES; ADSORBENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; SEPARATION PROCESSES; CALCINATION; THICKNESS; CAPTURE

Citation Formats

Alvarez, D, and Abanades, J C. Determination of the critical product layer thickness in the reaction of CaO with CO{sub 2}. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.1021/ie050305s.
Alvarez, D, & Abanades, J C. Determination of the critical product layer thickness in the reaction of CaO with CO{sub 2}. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie050305s
Alvarez, D, and Abanades, J C. 2005. "Determination of the critical product layer thickness in the reaction of CaO with CO{sub 2}". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie050305s.
@article{osti_20647574,
title = {Determination of the critical product layer thickness in the reaction of CaO with CO{sub 2}},
author = {Alvarez, D and Abanades, J C},
abstractNote = {Calcium oxide can be an effective CO{sub 2} sorbent at high temperatures. When coupled with a calcination step to produce pure CO{sub 2}, the carbonation reaction is the basis for several high-temperature separation systems of CO{sub 2}. The formation of a product layer of CaCO{sub 3} is known to mark a sudden change in the reaction regime, from a very fast CO{sub 2} uptake to very slow carbonation rates. The critical thickness of this product layer of CaCO{sub 3} has been measured in this work on real sorbent materials, using different limestone precursors and submitting them to many repeated carbonation calcination cycles (up to 100). Mercury porosimetry curves of the calcines and their carbonated counterparts have been obtained and their differences interpreted with a simple pore model, from which the thickness of the product layer is derived. An average value of 49 nm (19% standard deviation) has been obtained, which is quite insensitive to the type of limestone and to the texture of the calcine as long as the model is fulfilled. The implications of this value on our understanding of the sorbent performance in these CO{sub 2}-capture systems are discussed.},
doi = {10.1021/ie050305s},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20647574}, journal = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
issn = {0888-5885},
number = 15,
volume = 44,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
month = {Wed Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2005}
}