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Title: CO{sub 2} capture by polyethylenimine-modified fibrous adsorbent

Journal Article · · Langmuir
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/la800791s· OSTI ID:21073791

This work focuses on developing a novel adsorbent for CO{sub 2} capture, by coating polyethylenimine (PEI) on glass fiber matrix and using epichlorohydrin (ECH) as cross-linking agent. The physicochemical properties of the fibrous adsorbent were characterized. The CO{sub 2} adsorption capacity was evaluated. Factors that affect the adsorption capacity of the fibrous adsorbent were studied. The experimental results show that this fibrous PEI adsorbent exhibits a much higher adsorption capacity for CO{sub 2} compared with another PEI fiber prepared in our previous work, which employed epoxy resin as the cross-linking agent. A CO{sub 2} adsorption capacity as high as 4.12 mmol CO{sub 2}/g of adsorbent was obtained for this fibrous PEI adsorbent at 30{sup o}C, equal to 13.56 mmol CO{sub 2}/g of PEI, with a PEI/ECH ratio of 20:1. The adsorbent can be completely regenerated at 120{sup o}C.

OSTI ID:
21073791
Journal Information:
Langmuir, Vol. 24, Issue 13; ISSN 0743-7463
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English