Novel Sorption/Desorption Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture (Feasibility Study)

Tuminello, William; Radosz, Maciej; Shen, Youqing

doi:10.2172/993828

Title: Novel Sorption/Desorption Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture (Feasibility Study)

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Western Research Institute and the University of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute have tested a novel approach to carbon dioxide capture in power plants and industrial operations. This approach is expected to provide considerable cost savings, in terms of regeneration of the sorbent. It is proposed that low molecular weight, low volatility liquid fluorocarbons be utilized to absorb CO{sub 2} due to their unusual affinity for the gas. The energy savings would be realized by cooling the fluorocarbon liquids below their melting point where the CO{sub 2} would be released even at elevated pressure. Thus, the expense of heating currently used sorbents, saturated with CO{sub 2}, under low pressure conditions and then having to compress the released gas would not be realized. However, these fluorinated materials have been shown to be poor carbon dioxide absorbers under conditions currently required for carbon capture. The project was terminated.

Authors:: Tuminello, William; Radosz, Maciej; Shen, Youqing

Publication Date:: Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

Research Org.:: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 993828

DOE Contract Number:: FC26-98FT40323

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CARBON DIOXIDE; SORPTION; DESORPTION; MATERIALS RECOVERY; ADSORBENTS; MELTING POINTS; REGENERATION; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS TESTING

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                    Tuminello, William, Radosz, Maciej, and Shen, Youqing. Novel Sorption/Desorption Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture (Feasibility Study).  United States: N. p., 2008. 
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  abstractNote = {Western Research Institute and the University of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute have tested a novel approach to carbon dioxide capture in power plants and industrial operations. This approach is expected to provide considerable cost savings, in terms of regeneration of the sorbent. It is proposed that low molecular weight, low volatility liquid fluorocarbons be utilized to absorb CO{sub 2} due to their unusual affinity for the gas. The energy savings would be realized by cooling the fluorocarbon liquids below their melting point where the CO{sub 2} would be released even at elevated pressure. Thus, the expense of heating currently used sorbents, saturated with CO{sub 2}, under low pressure conditions and then having to compress the released gas would not be realized. However, these fluorinated materials have been shown to be poor carbon dioxide absorbers under conditions currently required for carbon capture. The project was terminated.},

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