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Title: Thermodynamic and mass transfer modeling of carbon dioxide absorption into aqueous 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol

Journal Article · · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Explanations for the mass transfer behavior of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) are conflicting, despite extensive study of the amine for CO2 capture. At equilibrium, aqueous AMP reacts with CO2 to give bicarbonate in a 1:1 ratio. While this is the same stoichiometry as a tertiary amine, the reaction rate of AMP is 100 times faster. This work aims to explain the mass transfer behavior of AMP, specifically the stoichiometry and kinetics. An eNRTL thermodynamic model was used to regress wetted-wall column mass transfer data with two activity-based reactions: formation of carbamate and formation of bicarbonate. Data spanned 40–100 C and 0.15–0.60 mol CO2/mol alk). The fitted carbamate rate constant is three orders of magnitude greater than the bicarbonate rate constant. Rapid carbamate formation explains the kinetics, while the stoichiometry is explained by the carbamate reverting in the bulk liquid to allow CO2 to form bicarbonate. Understanding the role of carbamate formation and diffusion in hindered amines enables optimizing solvent amine concentration by balancing viscosity and free amine concentration. Furthermore, this improves absorber design for CO2 capture.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FE0013118
OSTI ID:
1337599
Journal Information:
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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