• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.23-27
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• 2012

To make synthetic liquid fuel from biomass such as wood pellet, energy crop and so on, a biomass to liquid (BTL) process by using a biomass gasifier with Fisher-Tropsch (FT) reaction was developed. However $H_2S$, COS and $CO_2$ in syngas from biomass gasifiers resulted in a decrease of the conversion efficiency and the deactivation of the catalyst. To remove acid gases in syngas, a lab-scale methanol absorption tower was developed and the removal characteristics of acid gases were investigated. The methanol absorption tower efficiently removed $H_2S$ and COS with a removal of $CO_2$, so it could be useful process for the BTL process.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.73.2-73.2
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• 2011

석탄 합성가스 중에는 $H_2S$, HCl, $NH_3$와 같은 불순물이 포함되어 있다. 이러한 가스들은 오염가스 배출과 관련한 환경기준 준수와 터빈과 같은 설비의 보호를 위해 제거되어야 한다. 석탄 합성가스 중 HCl 농도는 탄종에 따라 다르기는 하지만 많게는 1000 ppmv 수준까지 존재한다. 합성가스를 이용하여 발전을 하는 경우 가스터빈 보호를 위해 HCl은 <3 ppmv 이하로 정제되어야 하고, 합성가스를 연료전지에 사용하고자 하는 경우에는 HCl을 <0.5 ppmv 수준까지, 화학원료로 사용하고자 하는 경우에는 <10 ppbv 수준까지 정제하여야 한다. 또한 HCl은 고온 탈황공정에 사용되는 흡수제의 활성에도 장기적으로 부정적인 영향을 주기 때문에 고온에서 HCl을 정제할 수 있는 흡수제가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 알칼리금속을 활성물질로 사용하여 분무건조법으로 제조한 HCl 흡수제에 대해 물성 및 HCl과의 반응성을 살펴보았다. $300-500^{\circ}C$ 영역에서 K-계 및 Na-계 흡수제에 대해 고정층반응기에서 HCl 가스를 함유한 모사 합성가스를 이용하여 상압 조건에서 Cl 흡수능을 측정한 결과 15wt% 이상의 흡수능을 나타내었으며 반응온도가 높을수록 흡수능이 증가함을 알 수 있었다. XRD 분석을 통하여 Cl은 K 및 Na와 반응하여 KCl과 NaCl을 형성하면서 흡수됨을 알 수 있었다. 20 bar 조건에서 실험한 결과에서도 동일한 경향의 반응성을 나타내었으며 반응온도가 낮을수록 흡수능은 감소하지만 Cl을 더 낮은 농도로 정제할 수 있었다. 본 실험에 사용된 Na 및 K계 흡수제는 모두 연소 후 배가스 중 $CO_2$를 제거하기 위한 흡수제로 사용되는 고체 흡수제이다. 석탄화력발전소 배가스에 연계되어 $CO_2$ 회수실험에 사용되었던 사용 후 $CO_2$ 흡수제에 대해 HCl 흡수 실험을 수행한 결과에서도 우수한 HCl 제거 성능을 보여 주었다. 이로부터, 폐 $CO_2$ 흡수제의 HCl 흡수제로서의 활용가능성을 확인 하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.333-338
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• 2015

In this study, we investigated carbonation-regeneration and agglomeration characteristics of dry sorbents. Experiment has been proceeded in the batch-type reactor, which is made of quartz: 0.05 m of I.D and 0.8 m in height. The sorbents that is collected at the cyclone of the carbonation reactor of continuous process were used in this study. The reactivity was studied at the various concentrations of water vapor, $N_2$ and $CO_2$ in the fluidizing gas at regeneration reaction. As a result, the reactivity increased as the regeneration temperature increased, the reactivity decreased as the concentration of water vapor increased. The absorption capacity showed the highest value in case of using $N_2$ 100% as regeneration gas. And decreased in order of $H_2O+N_2$, $CO_2$ 100% and $H_2O+CO_2$. The agglomeration characteristics were investigated according to the particle sizes and concentrations of water vapor at carbonation reaction. As a result, the particle with smaller size and higher concentration of water vapor showed the higher agglomeration characteristic.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.140-146
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• 2010

This paper addresses recent status and trends of carbon dioxide capture technologies using dry sorbents in the flue gas. The advantages of dry sorbent $CO_2$ capture technology are broader operating temperature range, less energy loss, less waste water, less corrosion problem, and natural properties of solid wastes. Recently, U.S.A. and Korea have been developing processes capturing $CO_2$ from real coal flue gas as well as sorbents improving sorption capacity to decrease total $CO_2$ capture cost. New class of dry sorbents have been developed such as chemisorbents with alkali metals of which material cost is low, amines physically adsorbed on silica supports, amines covalently tethered to the silica support, carbon-supported amines, polymer-supported amines, amine-containing solid organic resins and metal-organic framework. The breakthrough is needed in the materials on dry sorbents to decrease capture cost.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.639-645
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• 2009

In this study, alkanolamine was used to achieve high absorption rates for $CO_2$ as suggested at several literatures. The absorption rates of aqueous AMP and MEA solutions with $CO_2$, $SO_2$, $NO_2$ were measured using a stirredcell reactor. The reaction rate constants were determined from the measured absorption rates. The performances were evaluated under various operating conditions. As a result, the reactions with $SO_2$, $NO_2$ into aqueous AMP and MEA solutions were classified as an instantaneous reaction respectively. The absorption rates increased with increase of the reaction temperature and the concentration of absorbents. The simultaneous absorption rate of $CO_2/SO_2/NO_2$ into 3, 5, 10 wt.% MEA at various pressure of $CO_2/SO_2/NO_2$, was more increased 14~20% than AMP solution. We investigated the effect of $SO_2$ and $NO_2$ on the simultaneous absorption of $CO_2/SO_2/NO_2$ from a flue gas. The performances were evaluated under various operating conditions in order to investigate the absorption characteristic.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.67-75
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• 2005

For th aim of lightweight microwave absorbers, conductive and magnetic microspheres are fabricated by plating of Co films on hollow ceramic microspheres of low density. Metal plating was carried out in a two-step electroless plating process (pre-treatment of activation and plating). Uniform coating of the film with about $2{\~}3{\cal}um$ thickness was identified by SEM. High-frequency magnetic and microwave absorbing properties were determined in the rubber composites containing the Co-coated microspheres. Due to conductive and ferromagnetic behavior of the Co thin films, high dielectric constant and magnetic loss can be obtained in the microwave frequencies. Due to those electromagnetic properties, high absorption rate (25 dB) and thin matching thickness ($2.0{\~}2.5{\cal}mm$) are predicted in the composite layers containing the metal-coated microspheres of low density (about 0.84 g/cc) for the electromagnetic radiation in microwave frequencies.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.253-258
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• 2010

In the field of the $CO_2$ absorption process using aqueous ammonia, the effects of regeneration pressure and temperature on $CO_2$ absorption performances of the aqueous ammonia were investigated. The absorbents were prepared by dissolving ammonium carbonate solid in water to grant the resulted solution 0.5 $CO_2$ loading ($mol\;CO_2/mol\;NH_3$) and various ammonia concentration (14, 20, 26 and 32 wt%). As-prepared absorbents were regenerated at high pressure and temperature (over $120^{\circ}C$ and 6 bar) before the absorption test. The absorption test was carried out by injecting the simulated gas that contains 12 vol% of $CO_2$ into a bubbling reactor. The introduction of 26 wt% of the ammonia concentration for $CO_2$ absorption test resulted in the higher absorption capacities than other experimental conditions. In particular, when the absorbents with 26 wt% of the ammonia were regenerated at $150^{\circ}C$ and 14 bar, the highest absorption capacity, $45ml\;CO_2/g$, was obtained. According to the analysis of absorbents using acid-base titration, the ammonia loss during the regeneration of the absorbents with a fixed ammonia concentration decreased as the regeneration pressure increased, while it increased as the regeneration temperature increased. In the condition of fixed regeneration pressure and temperature, as expected, the ammonia loss increased as the ammonia concentration increased. The measured $CO_2$ loadings and ammonia concentrations of absorbents were compared to the values calculated by Electrolyte NRTL model in Aspen Plus.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.697-702
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• 2003

실험실규모(0.5Nm$^3$/hr)의 이산화탄소 연속흡수분리장치의 실험결과를 바탕으로 Bench규모(5Nm$^3$/hr)의 이산화탄소 연속흡수분리장치 설계하였다. MEA용 이산화탄소 연속흡수분리 장치를 4개의 흡수탑과 2개의 탈거탑을 연결하여 각각 독립적으로 실험할 수 있도록 장치를 제작하고 실험변수에 따른 이산화탄소의 흡수분리효율을 측정하였다. 설치된 실험장치에 대하여 주어진 실험범위에서 실험한 결과, 이산화탄소 제거율이 45~100%에 존재함을 확인하였다. 실험결과와 설계기준을 고려한 scale-up factor는 설계결과와 실험결과를 종합하였을 때, 각각 1.00~1.85인 것으로 산출되었다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.310-313
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 지구온난화의 주요원인 중의 하나인 이산화탄소를 포집하기 위한 새로운 흡수제를 연구하였다. 액상 흡수법에서 가장 중요한 핵심 기술요소는 성능과 경제성면에서 우수한 흡수제를 개발하는 것이다. 흡수평형장치인 VLE(Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium)장치를 사용하여 신규흡수제의 이산화탄소 흡수능을 평가하고 특성을 알아봄으로써 신 흡수제를 개발하고자 하였다. 기존 아민흡수제인 MEA(monoethanolamine), DEA(diethanolamine)와 비교한 결과 아미노산염 흡수제의 경우 MEA (1.108), DEA (1.105)의 이산화탄소 흡수능보다 0.15～0.2 (mol $CO_2$/mol absorbent) 더 높은 흡수능과 2.5～3배 더 빠른 겉보기 속도를 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 개발된 아미노산염 흡수제가 경제적인 이산화탄소 포집공정을 구현할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.126-134
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• 2016

To produce renewable biomethane from biogas, the properties of physical absorbents such as water, methanol, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), poly(ethylene glycol) dimethylether (PEGDME), and propylene carbonate (PC) were studied, and PC was applied to membrane contactor systems. Among physical absorbents, PC exhibited a high contact angle of $58.3^{\circ}$ on polypropylene surface, and a PC/water mixture (5 wt%) increased the contact angle to $90^{\circ}$. Furthermore, the PC/water mixture presented higher $CO_2$ absorption capacities (0.148-0.157 mmol/g) than that of water (0.121 mmol/g), demonstrating a good property as an absorbent for membrane contactors. Actual operations in membrane contactors using the PC/water mixture resulted in $CO_2$ removal of 98.0-97.8% with biomethane purities of 98.5-98.3%, presenting a strong potential for biogas treatment. However, the PC/water mixture yielded moderate improved in $CO_2$ removal and methane recovery, as compared with water in the membrane contactor operation. This is originated from insufficient desorption processes to reuse absorbent and low $CO_2$ flux of the PC/water absorbent. Thus, it is requiring optimizations of membrane contactor technology including development of absorbent and improvement of operation process.