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Margull N, Parsley D, Somiari I, Zhao L, Cao M, Koumoulis D, Liu PKT, Manousiouthakis VI, Tsotsis TT. Field-Scale Testing of a High-Efficiency Membrane Reactor (MR)-Adsorptive Reactor (AR) Process for H 2 Generation and Pre-Combustion CO 2 Capture. MEMBRANES 2024; 14:51. [PMID: 38392678 PMCID: PMC10890546 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14020051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
Abstract
The study objective was to field-validate the technical feasibility of a membrane- and adsorption-enhanced water gas shift reaction process employing a carbon molecular sieve membrane (CMSM)-based membrane reactor (MR) followed by an adsorptive reactor (AR) for pre-combustion CO2 capture. The project was carried out in two different phases. In Phase I, the field-scale experimental MR-AR system was designed and constructed, the membranes, and adsorbents were prepared, and the unit was tested with simulated syngas to validate functionality. In Phase II, the unit was installed at the test site, field-tested using real syngas, and a technoeconomic analysis (TEA) of the technology was completed. All project milestones were met. Specifically, (i) high-performance CMSMs were prepared meeting the target H2 permeance (>1 m3/(m2.hbar) and H2/CO selectivity of >80 at temperatures of up to 300 °C and pressures of up to 25 bar with a <10% performance decline over the testing period; (ii) pelletized adsorbents were prepared for use in relevant conditions (250 °C < T < 450 °C, pressures up to 25 bar) with a working capacity of >2.5 wt.% and an attrition rate of <0.2; (iii) TEA showed that the MR-AR technology met the CO2 capture goals of 95% CO2 purity at a cost of electricity (COE) 30% less than baseline approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicholas Margull
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Media and Process Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15328, USA
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Institute for Decarbonization and Energy Advancement, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40507, USA
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- Media and Process Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15328, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Boffito DC, Fernandez Rivas D. Process intensification connects scales and disciplines towards sustainability. CAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Daria C. Boffito
- Chemical Engineering Department Canada Research Chair in Intensified Mechano‐Chemical Processes for Sustainable Biomass Conversion, Polytechnique Montréal Montréal Québec Canada
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- Mesoscale Chemical Systems Group, MESA+ Institute and Faculty of Science and Technology University of Twente Enschede The Netherlands
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Li M, Li T, Kelley K, Pan C. Adsorption and Desorption of Carbon Dioxide on Sodium Oxide Impregnated Alumina. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mingheng Li
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California 91768, United States
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