Performance of amine-multilayered solid sorbents for CO2 removal: Effect of fabrication variables
The emission of fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2) to the atmosphere is implicated as the predominant cause of global climate change; therefore, advanced CO{sub 2} capture technologies are of the utmost importance. In this study, innovative amine-multilayered sorbents were fabricated using layer-by-layer (LbL) nanoassembly technology via alternate deposition of a CO{sub 2}-adsorbing amine polymer (e.g. polyethylenimine or PEI) and an oppositely-charged polymer (e.g. polystyrene sulfonate or PSS). We found that the developed sorbents could be used for CO{sub 2} capture and that LbL nanoassembly allows us to engineer their CO{sub 2} capture performance through the fabrication variables (e.g. deposition polymers, deposition media, and number of bilayers). PEI/PSS was found to be the best polymer combination for developing sorbents with relatively high CO{sub 2} capture capacity. The amine-multilayered solid sorbents possessed fine microstructures and may have similar polymer deposition within and on the surface of solid sorbents. These amine-multilayered sorbents had much faster CO{sub 2} desorption rates compared to sorbents prepared using the current PEI-impregnation approach. Such fast CO{sub 2} desorption could make sorbents a good option for CO{sub 2} removal from power plants and even the atmosphere.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0004000
- OSTI ID:
- 1053581
- Report Number(s):
- TPR-3013
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 5, Issue 5; ISSN 1750-5836
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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