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A Study on the CO2 Removal Efficiency with Aqueous MEA and Blended Solutions in a Vortex Tube Type Absorber

Vortex Tube 형 흡수장치에서 MEA와 혼합흡수용액을 이용한 CO2 제거 효율 고찰

  • Received : 2009.08.12
  • Accepted : 2009.10.06
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

In this study, the $CO_2$ removal characteristics of the Vortex tube type absorbtion apparatus were investigated to enhance the compactness of $CO_2$ absorption process and to reduce the amount of absorbing solution of the $CO_2$ separation process. The Vortex tube with the diameter of 17 mm and the length of 250mm was introduced in the experimental apparatus to treat $20Nm^3/hr$ of $CO_2$ containing flue gas. The flue gases for experiments containing 11~13 vol% of $CO_2$ were supplied from the coal-firing CFBC power plant with 12 ton/hr of steam producing capacity. The mixed solutions of 20 wt% of MEA as base solution with the adding solutions like HMDA, AMP and KOH were used as absorbents. The experiments were executed under the various conditions like the absorbing solution concentrations in the range of 20 to 50 wt%, the flow rate of $CO_2$ containing flue gases in the range of 6 to $15Nm^3/hr$ and the flow rate of absorbing solution in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 l/min. As a results, the $CO_2$ removal efficiency of mixed absorbent of 20 wt% of MEA with HMDA was remarkable. From this study, we concluded that the efficient separation of $CO_2$ from flue gases using the features of the Vortex tube type absorbing unit for gas/liquid contact and the separation of gas/liquid be possible. But more works are needed to increase the $CO_2$ removal efficiency of Vortex tube process.

본 연구는 Vortex tube 형 이산화탄소 흡수장치에서 연소배가스 중 $CO_2$ 흡수 특성을 고찰한 것이다. 연소배가스로는 석탄(유연탄)을 연료로 하는 증기발생량 12 ton/hr 규모의 순환유동층 연소보일러에서 발생한 것을 이용하였으며 이산화탄소농도는 11~13 vol% 내외이다. 흡수 용액은 MEA 20 wt%를 기준으로 AMP, HMDA, 강염기계 KOH를 혼합하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 $CO_2$ 흡수장치를 Scrubbing 방식보다 소형화하고, 흡수용액을 절감하는 것이다. 흡수장치는 연소배가스 유량 $20Nm^3/hr$를 처리할 수 있는 직경 17 mm, 길이 250 mm의 Vortex tube 형을 사용하였다. 연소배가스와 흡수용액의 혼합 분무를 통한 $CO_2$ 제거율을 측정하였다. 실험조건은 흡수용액 농도(20~50 wt%), 흡수용액 유량(1.0, $3.0{\ell}/min$)과 연소배가스 유량($6{\sim}15Nm^3/hr$)을 변화시켰다. 결과적으로, MEA에 HMDA를 혼합한 흡수용액의 $CO_2$ 제거율이 가장 우수(약 43% 제거율)하였으며, Vortex tube 장치에서 고속유동의 기 액 접촉효과 및 기 액 분리 특성을 이용하여 $CO_2$ 흡수가 가능하였다. 그러나 $CO_2$ 흡수 효율 향상을 위한 추가적인 공정개발이 요구된다.

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Supported by : 에너지기술평가원

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