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Acid gas treating by aqueous alkanolamines. Annual report, January-December 1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:48221

The objective of this work is to investigate the simulateneous absorption or desorption of CO2 and H2S into and from a mixed aqueous amine solvent consisting of methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and diethanolamine (DEA). In work completed this year the authors have measured the density, viscosity and surface tension of pure MDEA and DEA over a range in temperatures. The diffusivity of N2O was measured in aqueous blends of MDEA and DEA at 50 wt% total amine for various ratios of DEA to MDEA over the temperature range 20 to 80 deg. C. A theoretically-based model has been developed for the correlation of the physical solubility of N2O in aqueous amine solutions. A penetration theory type model which was developed to describe acid gas absorption in aqueous amine solutions was used to carry out a sensitivity analysis for the various parameters affecting the rate of absorption of CO2 in MDEA solutions.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
OSTI ID:
48221
Report Number(s):
PB--95-193181/XAB; CNN: Contract GRI-5092-260-2345
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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