ZHANG Zhonglin, LIU Daoyin, DONG Wei, et al. Reaction mechanism of K2CO3/Al2O3 sorbents for CO2 absorption[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (10): 4101-4109. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.046.
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ZHANG Zhonglin, LIU Daoyin, DONG Wei, et al. Reaction mechanism of K2CO3/Al2O3 sorbents for CO2 absorption[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (10): 4101-4109. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.046.DOI:
Reaction mechanism of K2CO3/Al2O3 sorbents for CO2 absorption
The carbonation characteristics of K2CO3 sorbents and K2CO3/Al2O3 supported sorbents for CO2 capture were investigated with thermogravimetric apparatus (TGA)
scanning electron microscopy analysis (SEM) and N2 adsorption. The surface areas and porosities of the sorbents were greatly improved after loading
which led to increase of reaction rate and conversion percent. It meant that carbonation characteristics of sorbents were improved. The reaction rate and conversion percent decreased with increasing diameter of pure K2CO3 sorbents
and slightly increased with increasing diameter of K2CO3/Al2O3 sorbents. The influence of different diameters and reaction times on the particle micro structure was studied
and the result showed a steady micro structure of the particle. A supported particle model was used to describe the carbonation process of K2CO3/Al2O3 sorbents and the model results agreed well with experimental data. The influence of different CO2 concentrations on K2CO3/Al2O3 sorbents carbonation was computed by the model. The simulation result was reasonable and accurate