Korean Chemical Engineering Research

  • 제45권1호
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  • Pages.57-66
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  • 2007
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  • 0304-128X(pISSN)
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  • 2233-9558(eISSN)
한국화학공학회 (The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers)
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Methane으로부터 13C 동위원소 분리를 위한 회분식 및 연속식 극저온 증류공정모사 비교 연구

A Comparison Study between Batch and Continuous Process Simulation for the Separation of Carbon-13 Isotope by Cryogenic Distillation

  • Kim, Jong Hwan (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Doug Hyung (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Euy Soo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Park, Sang Jin (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongguk University)
  • 투고 : 2006.11.15
  • 심사 : 2006.12.19
  • 발행 : 2007.02.28
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초록

일반적으로 천연가스는 대부분의 $^{12}C$로 구성되어 있고 탄소 동위원소 $^{13}C$ 성분이 약 1.1％가 분포되어 있다. $^{13}C$은 안정한 동위원소로써 의학, 약리학, 농학 등 많은 분야에 트레이서 물질로 사용되는 중요한 원소이다. 따라서 가스 성분의 탄소로부터 $^{13}C$를 분리 및 농축하는 기술 개발은 고부가가치 제품을 생산할 수 있으며, 새로운 탄소 소재 산업의 개발 가능성을 부여할 것이다. 안정적인 $^{13}C$ 동위원소를 극저온 증류로 분리하는 일반적인 두가지 방법이 있는데 첫번째는 천연가스로부터 $^{13}CH_4$ 동위원소를 농축하는 방법이고 또 다른 방법은 $CH_4$와 $H_2O$의 화학 반응을 통하여 얻어진 $^{13}CO$를 증류를 통해 농축하는 방법이다. 본 연구에서는 LNG 또는 NG로부터 $^{13}C$ 동위원소를 분리 농축하기 위하여 상용 공정모사기를 사용하여 Rigorous한 극저온 증류 공정모사를 수행하고 검토하였다. $^{13}CH_4$와 $^{12}CH_4$간의 상대 휘발도나 분리도의 값이 매우 작아 공정 설계 및 $^{13}C$의 효과적인 분리 및 농축 작업은 특수한 전략 및 Feasibility Study가 필요하다. SRK 상태방정식의 Acentric factor를 증기압 데이터에 부합하는 Acentric factor 값을 구하여 농축 전략 및 Feasibility Study에 따른 최적화된 공정 조건으로 극저온 증류를 통한 $^{13}C$의 분리 효율 및 농축 경향을 예측할 수 있었다. 회분식 및 연속식 극저온 증류공정의 여러 가지 운전 전략을 연구하고 공정의 기본 설계를 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 $^{13}C$의 극저온 분리의 효과적인 설계 및 운전 방법을 제시할 수 있었다.

Natural gases generally consist of mainly $^{12}C$ and about 1.1% of $^{13}C$. It is well known that a stable carbon isotope, $^{13}C$, has been widely used for the applications of medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural tracers. As a result, the development of the separation and concentrating technology of $^{13}C$ can cause of high value-added products and the possibility of the generation of new carbon materials, In general, there are two kinds of approaches to obtain a stable $^{13}C$ isotope by the separation of cryogenic distillation. One is to obtain a concentrated $^{13}CH_4$ isotope from natural gas. Another approach is to get concentrated $^{13}CO$ by distillation followed by a chemical reaction of $CH_4$ and $H_2O$. In this study, rigorous process simulations of the cryogenic distillation have been performed and analyzed for the concentrated separation of $^{13}C$ isotopes from LNG and NG by using commercial process simulator. Due to the very small differences of relative volatilities and separabilities of $^{12}C$ and $^{13}C$, the process design and operation of effective separation and concentration of $^{13}C$ need special strategies and feasibility studies. Utilization of vapor pressure data to acentric factor in SRK equation of state and optimized process conditions have been able to predict for the effective of the separation yield and concentration of $^{13}C$ for the cryogenic distillation. The various operation strategies for both batch and continuous cryogenic distillation are also studied and suggested for the basic design of the process. Development of this study can provide a tool for the effective design and operation of the cryogenic separation of $^{13}C$.

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