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Title: CO[sub 2]/CH[sub 4] separation by facilitated transport in amine-polyethylene glycol mixtures

Journal Article · · AIChE Journal (American Institute of Chemical Engineers); (United States)
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  1. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering

Large quantities of methane are generated by the decomposition of biological and industrical wastes. A key to the recovery of a gas with a high heating value is an efficient means of separating the methane from its primary diluent, carbon dioxide. In this work, the separation of carbon dioxide from methane by reactive liquid membranes consisting of the secondary amines, diethanolamine, and diisopropanolamine in polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight of 400 was studied. A mathematical model was developed to describe the transport process. This model employs the zwitterion mechanism for the CO[sub 2] amine reaction kinetics. Membrane flux experiments utilizing a flat plate device were carried out to verify the model predictions. It was found that large permeabilities and separations were achieved for low CO[sub 2] feed concentrations. The results also show that DEA based solutions give better separation than DIPA based solutions.

OSTI ID:
5809847
Journal Information:
AIChE Journal (American Institute of Chemical Engineers); (United States), Vol. 39:7; ISSN 0001-1541
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English