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Ni Z, Cao Y, Zhang X, Zhang N, Xiao W, Bao J, He G. Synchronous Design of Membrane Material and Process for Pre-Combustion CO 2 Capture: A Superstructure Method Integrating Membrane Type Selection. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:318. [PMID: 36984705 PMCID: PMC10052152 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13030318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Membrane separation technology for CO2 capture in pre-combustion has the advantages of easy operation, minimal land use and no pollution and is considered a reliable alternative to traditional technology. However, previous studies only focused on the H2-selective membrane (HM) or CO2-selective membrane (CM), paying little attention to the combination of different membranes. Therefore, it is hopeful to find the optimal process by considering the potential combination of H2-selective and CO2-selective membranes. For the CO2 capture process in pre-combustion, this paper presents an optimization model based on the superstructure method to determine the best membrane process. In the superstructure model, both CO2-selective and H2-selective commercial membranes are considered. In addition, the changes in optimal membrane performance and capture cost are studied when the selectivity and permeability of membrane change synchronously based on the Robeson upper bound. The results show that when the CO2 purity is 96% and the CO2 recovery rate is 90%, the combination of different membrane types achieves better results. The optimal process is the two-stage membrane process with recycling, using the combination of CM and HM in all situations, which has obvious economic advantages compared with the Selexol process. Under the condition of 96% CO2 purity and 90% CO2 recovery, the CO2 capture cost can be reduced to 11.75$/t CO2 by optimizing the process structure, operating parameters, and performance of membranes.
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- Zhiqiang Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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Engineering approaches for CO2 converting to biomass coupled with nanobiomaterials as biomediated towards circular bioeconomy. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cheng X, Liao Y, Lei Z, Li J, Fan X, Xiao X. Multi-scale design of MOF-based membrane separation for CO2/CH4 mixture via integration of molecular simulation, machine learning and process modeling and simulation. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Li Q, Wu H, Wang Z, Wang J. Analysis and optimal design of membrane processes for flue gas CO2 capture. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Favre E. Membrane Separation Processes and Post-Combustion Carbon Capture: State of the Art and Prospects. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:884. [PMID: 36135903 PMCID: PMC9505263 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Membrane processes have been investigated for carbon capture for more than four decades. Important efforts have been more recently achieved for the development of advanced materials and, to a lesser extent, on process engineering studies. A state-of-the-art analysis is proposed with a critical comparison to gas absorption technology, which is still considered as the best available technology for this application. The possibilities offered by high-performance membrane materials (zeolites, Carbon Molecular Sieves, Metal Oxide Frameworks, graphenes, facilitated transport membranes, etc.) are discussed in combination to process strategies (multistage design, hybrid processes, energy integration). The future challenges and open questions of membranes for carbon capture are finally proposed.
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- Eric Favre
- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54001 Nancy, France
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Recent advances on the modeling and optimization of CO2 capture processes. Comput Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2022.107938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Modeling, simulation, and techno-economic optimization of argon separation processes. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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On optimisation of N2 and CO2-selective hybrid membrane process systems for post-combustion CO2 capture from coal-fired power plants. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Micari M, Dakhchoune M, Agrawal K. Techno-economic assessment of postcombustion carbon capture using high-performance nanoporous single-layer graphene membranes. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Quader MA, Rufford TE, Smart S. Evaluation of Flowsheet Design Approaches to Improve Energy Efficiency in Multistage Membrane Processes to Recover Helium. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Abdul Quader
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
- Australian Centre for LNG Futures (ACLNGF), School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
- Australian Centre for LNG Futures (ACLNGF), School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
- Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Optimal Design of a Hydrolysis Sugar Membrane Purification System Using a Superstructure-Based Approach. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9010168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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As an alternative to gasoline, bioethanol can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass through hydrolysis using an ionic solution containing zinc chloride (ZnCl2). This method allows for a high yield of glucose from lignocellulose, but entails the removal of ZnCl2 from the hydrolysate using multiple nanofiltration membranes before the fermentation of glucose. This paper presents a mathematical technique for designing such a multistage membrane separation system. The optimization model for the synthesis of membrane networks is based on a superstructure with all feasible interconnections between the membrane units, and consists of mass balances, logical constraints and product specifications. A case study of the separation of a bagasse hydrolysis solution is used to demonstrate the application of the proposed model. Results show that using both types of nanofiltration membranes allows higher ZnCl2 removal ratios at each membrane unit, hence a decrease in the number of membrane units required and a reduction of about 35% in capital cost compared to the cases in which only one membrane type is used. Further analysis is performed to examine the effect of membrane performance on the economics of the separation system.
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Multi-scale membrane process optimization with high-fidelity ion transport models through machine learning. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kárászová M, Zach B, Petrusová Z, Červenka V, Bobák M, Šyc M, Izák P. Post-combustion carbon capture by membrane separation, Review. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kim KM, Lee JW, Lee JB. No-mixing-loss design of a multistage membrane carbon capture process for off-gas in thermal power plants. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ding Y. Perspective on Gas Separation Membrane Materials from Process Economics Point of View. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Yong Ding
- Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US LLC, 35A Cabot Road, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, United States
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Optimal Design of a Two-Stage Membrane System for Hydrogen Separation in Refining Processes. Processes (Basel) 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/pr6110208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This paper fits into the process system engineering field by addressing the optimization of a two-stage membrane system for H2 separation in refinery processes. To this end, a nonlinear mathematical programming (NLP) model is developed to simultaneously optimize the size of each membrane stage (membrane area, heat transfer area, and installed power for compressors and vacuum pumps) and operating conditions (flow rates, pressures, temperatures, and compositions) to achieve desired target levels of H2 product purity and H2 recovery at a minimum total annual cost. Optimal configuration and process design are obtained from a model which embeds different operating modes and process configurations. For instance, the following candidate ways to create the driving force across the membrane are embedded: (a) compression of both feed and/or permeate streams, or (b) vacuum application in permeate streams, or (c) a combination of (a) and (b). In addition, the potential selection of an expansion turbine to recover energy from the retentate stream (energy recovery system) is also embedded. For a H2 product purity of 0.90 and H2 recovery of 90%, a minimum total annual cost of 1.764 M$·year−1 was obtained for treating 100 kmol·h−1 with 0.18, 0.16, 0.62, and 0.04 mole fraction of H2, CO, N2, CO2, respectively. The optimal solution selected a combination of compression and vacuum to create the driving force and removed the expansion turbine. Afterwards, this optimal solution was compared in terms of costs, process-unit sizes, and operating conditions to the following two sub-optimal solutions: (i) no vacuum in permeate stream is applied, and (ii) the expansion turbine is included into the process. The comparison showed that the latter (ii) has the highest total annual cost (TAC) value, which is around 7% higher than the former (i) and 24% higher than the found optimal solution. Finally, a sensitivity analysis to investigate the influence of the desired H2 product purity and H2 recovery is presented. Opposite cost-based trade-offs between total membrane area and total electric power were observed with the variations of these two model parameters. This paper contributes a valuable decision-support tool in the process system engineering field for designing, simulating, and optimizing membrane-based systems for H2 separation in a particular industrial case; and the presented optimization results provide useful guidelines to assist in selecting the optimal configuration and operating mode.
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