Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing a carbon dioxide trapping system which can effectively reduce amine liquid bubbles and improve carbon dioxide trapping efficiency.
The invention also solves the technical problem of providing a reactor for a carbon dioxide capturing system, which can improve the capturing efficiency of carbon dioxide.
The invention also solves the technical problem of providing a reactor filler for a carbon dioxide capturing system, which can improve the capturing efficiency of carbon dioxide.
In order to solve the above technical problems, as a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carbon dioxide capturing system comprising:
A gas supply unit for supplying a mixed gas containing carbon dioxide to be trapped;
an absorbent providing unit for providing an absorbent, the absorbent being an amine absorbent;
a mixing unit for mixing the mixture gas and the absorbent, and
A micro-packed bed reactor filled with a foam filler;
The preparation method of the foam filler comprises the following steps:
(1) Providing metal foam, wherein the average pore diameter of the metal foam is 50-800 mu m;
(2) Mixing a first catecholamine solution with a buffer solution to obtain a first modified solution, wherein the concentration of catecholamine in the first catecholamine solution is 0.5-5 g/L;
(3) Mixing the first modified liquid and the metal foam for a first preset time according to the proportion of 100-500 parts by volume and 1-10 parts by weight, and carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain a first intermediate;
(4) Mixing inorganic nano particles, a solvent and a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent for a second preset time to obtain a second modified liquid, wherein the concentration of the inorganic nano particles in the second modified liquid is 1-10 g/L, the concentration of the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent is 0.2-2 vol%, and the maximum particle size of the inorganic nano particles is less than or equal to 500nm;
(5) And mixing the second modified liquid and the first intermediate for a third preset time according to the proportion of 100-500 parts by volume to 1-10 parts by weight, thus obtaining the foam filler.
On one hand, the micro-packed bed reactor is introduced into the carbon dioxide trapping system, so that the mass transfer efficiency is high, and the trapping efficiency of carbon dioxide can be effectively improved. In another aspect, the micro-packed bed reactor of the present invention uses a foam packing prepared by a specific preparation method. Through the preparation method, the hydrophobicity of the surface of the pore canal of the foam filler is greatly improved, the gas-liquid mass transfer performance is enhanced, meanwhile, the pore canal with stronger hydrophobicity can increase the liquid flow speed of a water film (namely a gas-liquid interface) on the surface of the foam, and the foam stability is reduced, so that the foaming is reduced, and the defoaming time is shortened. The inorganic nano particles with specific particle sizes are formed on the surfaces of the foam filler holes, so that disturbance on liquid flow distribution is improved, foam is easier to eliminate, and excessive nano particle accumulation can be prevented from affecting gas-liquid mass transfer performance by controlling the particle sizes of the inorganic nano particles. The method has the advantages that the mechanical stability of the whole coating is improved by adopting the mode of organically adhering the poly catecholamine substances and compounding the inorganic nano particle coating on the surfaces of the metal foam pore channels, and meanwhile, the acid and alkali resistance of the metal foam is improved, so that the metal foam pore channel is applicable to various carbon trapping scenes, and particularly, the carbon trapping system disclosed by the invention can be applicable to the absorption treatment of carbon dioxide in gases such as flue gas, refinery gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, conversion gas and the like.
In the present invention, the relation between parts by weight and parts by volume is g/mL, or the relation obtained by scaling up or down the relation in equal proportions, for example, mg/μ L, kg/L, t/m 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the metal foam is selected from one or more of nickel foam, iron foam, nickel copper foam, and copper foam, but is not limited thereto. Preferably, the metal foam is nickel foam or nickel copper foam, and has strong corrosion resistance and strong corrosion resistance for the carbon dioxide-containing mixed gas.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the average pore size of the metal foam is 50-800 μm. Preferably, the average pore diameter of the metal foam is 100 to 500 μm.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the invention, the catecholamine is selected from one or more of dopamine, levodopa and norepinephrine, and the catecholamine solution is mixed with the buffer solution to form the poly catecholamine, so that the adhesion of inorganic nano particles to metal foam is greatly improved, the inorganic nano particles are prevented from being scattered into the amine solution under high operating pressure, the inorganic nano particles are prevented from prolonging the foam breaking time, and the defoaming time is prolonged. Preferably, the catecholamine is selected from dopamine or levodopa.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the concentration of catecholamine in the first catecholamine solution is 0.5 to 5g/L, preferably 0.5 to 4g/L.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the buffer solution is a tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane hydrochloride solution or a sodium hydroxide solution, specifically, the concentration of the tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane hydrochloride solution is 0.1-1 mol/L, the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution is 0.1-1 mol/L, and the volume ratio of the buffer solution to the first catecholamine solution is 0.1-1.5:100.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the first predetermined time is 5 to 50 hours, and the buffer solution and the first catecholamine solution are mixed at room temperature (10 to 35 ℃).
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inorganic nanoparticles are selected from one or more of nano silica, nano gamma-alumina, nano cerium oxide, or nano titanium dioxide, but are not limited thereto. Preferably, the inorganic nano particles are nano silicon dioxide or nano gamma-alumina.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the maximum particle size of the inorganic nanoparticles is less than or equal to 500nm, preferably, the particle size is 5 to 300nm.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the concentration of the inorganic nanoparticles in the second modifying liquid is 1 to 10g/L, preferably 1 to 5g/L.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the solvent is selected from one or more of water, methanol, ethanol, and propanol, but is not limited thereto.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the silane coupling agent is a fluorine-containing methoxy silane coupling agent or a fluorine-containing ethoxy silane coupling agent, which not only can effectively improve the hydrophobic property of the inorganic nanoparticles, but also can realize stable connection with the catecholamine. Specifically, the silane coupling agent may be one or more of heptadecafluorodecyl trimethoxysilane, heptadecafluorodecyl triethoxysilane, or tridedecafluorooctyl trimethoxysilane, but is not limited thereto.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the concentration of the fluorine-containing silane coupling agent in the second modifying liquid is 0.2 to 2vol%, preferably 1 to 2vol%.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the second preset time is 0.5 to 5 hours, preferably 1 to 4 hours. The mixing temperature is room temperature (10-35 ℃).
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the third preset time is 1 to 12 hours, preferably 1 to 10 hours. The mixing temperature is room temperature (10-35 ℃).
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the metal foam is nickel foam, which has high corrosion resistance.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the catecholamine is levodopa, which can further enhance the adhesion of inorganic nanoparticles, and optimize the acid-base corrosion resistance of the metal foam.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the invention, the buffer is sodium hydroxide solution.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inorganic nanoparticles are selected from nano gamma-alumina.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the solvent is a mixture of water and ethanol, and the volume ratio of water to ethanol is 2-4:1, and based on the solvent, the dispersion of the inorganic nanoparticles in the second modified liquid can be improved, and a good basis is provided for uniform loading.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the silane coupling agent is heptadecafluorodecyl trimethoxysilane.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the metal foam has an average pore size of 150 to 300 μm and the inorganic nanoparticles have an average particle size of 10 to 200nm. Based on the metal foam and the inorganic nano particles, the foaming possibility can be further reduced, and the defoaming time can be shortened.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, in step (1), the metal foam is sequentially washed with water, ethanol, hydrochloric acid and water to remove impurities attached to the inside of the pores of the metal foam, so as to optimize adhesion of subsequent poly catecholamine and inorganic nanoparticles.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the concentration of catecholamine in the first catecholamine solution is 1.5-3 g/L, the volume ratio of the buffer solution to the first catecholamine solution is 0.3-1:100, and the adhesion performance of the inorganic nanoparticles can be further optimized based on the concentration and the ratio control.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, in the step (3), the first modification solution and the metal foam are mixed according to a proportion of 200 to 400 parts by volume, 4 to 9 parts by weight, and are stirred and immersed for 6 to 48 hours at a rotation speed of 300 to 900rpm, and the solid phase obtained after solid-liquid separation is washed with water and dried, so as to obtain the first intermediate.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, in the step (4), the inorganic nanoparticles and the solvent are mixed for 1to 2 hours at 500 to 900rpm, and after ultrasonic dispersion for 0.5 to 1 hour, the silane coupling agent is added, and mixed for 10 to 30 minutes at 500 to 900rpm, so as to obtain the second modified liquid;
preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, in step (5), the second modification solution and the first intermediate are mixed according to a proportion of 200 to 400 parts by volume to 2 to 7 parts by weight, grafting is performed for 2 to 10 hours at a rotation speed of 300 to 700rpm, and the solid phase obtained after solid-liquid separation is washed with water and dried, so as to obtain the foam filler.
Preferably, in one embodiment of the present invention, step (3) includes:
(3.1) mixing the first modified liquid and the metal foam for a first preset time according to the proportion of 100-500 parts by volume and 1-10 parts by weight, and carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain a second intermediate;
(3.2) mixing the second catecholamine solution with a metal salt to obtain a third modified solution;
and (3.3) mixing the third modified liquid and the second intermediate according to the proportion of 100-500 parts by volume to 1-10 parts by weight, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for a fourth preset time, and carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain the first intermediate.
It should be noted that, in the research process, the inventor finds that when the first modifying solution is only adopted to load the catecholamine on the surface of the metal foam, the phenomenon that the surface is partially agglomerated easily occurs (refer to fig. 4), and through the analysis of the inventor, the catecholamine is not completely polymerized in the buffer solution, and partial oligomers exist, and the oligomers are agglomerated on the surface of the mesh of the metal foam mesh, so that the homogenization degree of the inorganic nano particles loaded subsequently is reduced, the catecholamine layer cannot be completely protected, the acid and alkali resistance and the scouring resistance of the foam filler are reduced, and the service life of the foam filler is shortened. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the metal foam is dip-coated with a first modifying solution obtained by mixing a first catecholamine solution with a buffer solution, then mixed with a third modifying solution obtained by mixing a second catecholamine solution and a metal salt, and subjected to ultrasonic treatment, so that the oligomer is separated from the surface of the metal foam under the ultrasonic action, and the polymerization is rapidly realized under the action of metal ions. By the coating method, the loading uniformity degree of the poly catecholamine layer is effectively improved (figure 3), so that the acid-alkali resistance and scouring resistance of the foam filler are effectively improved.
Specifically, in the step (3.2), one or more of Fe 2+、Fe3 +、Cu2+、Zn2+ is selected as the metal ion, and the above metal ions can rapidly promote the polymerization of catecholamine oligomer to form high polymer. Preferably, in an embodiment of the present invention, the metal ion is a mixture of Fe 2+ and Cu 2+, and the molar ratio of the two is 1:1-2.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, in step (3.2), the concentration of the metal ion is 5×10 -4~1×10-2 mol/L, preferably 5×10 -3~1×10-2 mol/L, by which the oligomer polymerization can be effectively promoted.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the concentration of catecholamine in the second catecholamine solution is 0.05 to 0.5g/L, preferably 0.05 to 0.1g/L.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the fourth preset time is 0.5 to 8 hours, preferably 1 to 6 hours. The mixing temperature is room temperature (10-35 ℃). Preferably, in some embodiments of the invention, the absorbent is an aqueous solution containing MDEA with an MDEA content of greater than or equal to 35wt% and an activator content of greater than or equal to 3.5wt%. Wherein the activator is piperazine, but not limited thereto. The foam filler effectively reduces the foaming height, so that the contents of MDEA and an activator in the absorbent are further improved, and the carbon capturing efficiency is further improved. In the conventional MDEA-based absorbent, the MDEA content is generally controlled to be not more than 32wt% and the activator content is controlled to be not more than 3wt% so as to reduce the foaming height.
Preferably, in some embodiments of the invention, the absorbent comprises, by weight, 35-45% of MDEA, 4-10% of piperazine, 0.5-5% of corrosion inhibitor, and the balance of water. Because the dosage of the piperazine as the activator is higher, the corrosion effect of the whole absorbent on the metal foam filler and the micro-packed bed reactor is stronger, and therefore, the invention also introduces 0.5-5% of corrosion inhibitor. Specifically, the corrosion inhibitor may be sodium phosphate, potassium chromate, sodium nitrite, but is not limited thereto.
Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the micro-packed bed is cylindrical, has an inner diameter of 5-20 mm, a length of 10-30 cm, and an aspect ratio of 30 or more.
Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a reactor for the carbon dioxide trapping system, which is a micro-packed bed reactor, wherein foam filler is arranged in the micro-packed bed reactor, and the foam filler is prepared by the preparation method of the foam filler.
Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a reactor filler for the carbon dioxide trapping system, which is prepared by the preparation method of the foam filler.
The implementation of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
The micro-packed bed reactor is introduced into the carbon dioxide trapping system, so that the mass transfer efficiency is high, and the trapping efficiency of carbon dioxide can be effectively improved. In another aspect, the micro-packed bed reactor of the present invention uses a foam packing prepared by a specific preparation method. Specifically, the invention sequentially adopts a first catecholamine solution and a buffer solution to mix to obtain a first modified solution, and a second modified solution obtained by mixing inorganic nano particles, a solvent and a fluorine-containing silane coupling agent is used for modifying metal foam. Based on the foam filler prepared by the preparation method, the hydrophobicity of the surface of the pore canal of the foam filler is greatly improved, the gas-liquid mass transfer performance is enhanced, and meanwhile, the pore canal with stronger hydrophobicity can increase the liquid flow speed of a water film (namely a gas-liquid interface) on the surface of the foam, reduce the foam stability, thereby reducing foaming and shortening the foaming time. The inorganic nano particles with specific particle sizes are formed on the surfaces of the foam filler holes, so that disturbance on liquid flow distribution is improved, foam is easier to eliminate, and excessive nano particle accumulation can be prevented from affecting gas-liquid mass transfer performance by controlling the particle sizes of the inorganic nano particles. The catecholamine substance organic adhesion and the inorganic nanoparticle coating are combined on the surfaces of the metal foam pore channels, so that the mechanical stability of the whole coating is improved, and meanwhile, the acid and alkali resistance of the metal foam is improved, so that the metal foam is applicable to various carbon trapping scenes.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments thereof in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent.
Example 1 preparation of foam Filler
(1) Sequentially placing metal foam nickel (average pore diameter of 155 μm) in deionized water, absolute ethyl alcohol and 0.2M HCl, performing ultrasonic treatment at 40kHz for 30min, then placing in deionized water, performing ultrasonic treatment at 40kHz for 20min, and finally placing in a vacuum drying oven at 80 ℃ for 4h;
(2) Dissolving 0.4g of dopamine into 200mL of deionized water, and adding 1.6mL of tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane hydrochloric acid solution (0.5 mol/L) after dissolution is completed to obtain a first modified solution;
(3) Adding 4.5g of the metal foam nickel obtained in the step (1) into the first modified liquid obtained in the step (2), stirring and coating for 20 hours at 600rpm, washing with deionized water after coating, and finally placing in a 60 ℃ vacuum drying oven, and drying for 8 hours to obtain a second intermediate;
(4) Dissolving 0.04g of levodopa into 200mL of deionized water, adding ferrous chloride and cupric chloride after dissolution, controlling the concentration of Cu 2+、Fe2+ to be 5 multiplied by 10 -3 mol/L and 3 multiplied by 10 -3 mol/L respectively, and uniformly mixing to obtain a third modified liquid;
(5) Uniformly mixing the second intermediate obtained in the step (3) and the third modified liquid obtained in the step (4), carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 30min, stirring and coating for 5h, washing with deionized water after coating, and finally placing in a 60 ℃ vacuum drying oven, and drying for 8h to obtain a first intermediate;
(6) Adding 0.5g of gamma-alumina particles with the average particle diameter of 100nm into 250mL of ethanol/water mixed solution, stirring for 1h at a rotating speed of 500rpm, and then performing ultrasonic dispersion for 1h to obtain a stable gamma-alumina nanoparticle suspension, adding 2mL of heptadecafluorodecyl triethoxysilane into the gamma-alumina nanoparticle suspension, and stirring for 20min at a rotating speed of 700rpm to obtain a second modified liquid;
(7) And (3) adding the first intermediate obtained in the step (5) into the second modification solution obtained in the step (6), performing grafting modification at 300rpm for 6 hours, washing with deionized water after modification, and finally placing in a vacuum drying oven at 80 ℃ and drying for 6 hours to obtain a foam filler finished product.
Example 2 preparation of foam Filler
(1) Sequentially placing metal copper foam (average pore diameter of 205 μm) in deionized water, absolute ethyl alcohol and 0.2M HCl, performing ultrasonic treatment at 40kHz for 30min, then placing in deionized water, performing ultrasonic treatment at 40kHz for 20min, and finally placing in a vacuum drying oven at 80 ℃ for 4h;
(2) Dissolving 0.4g of levodopa into 200mL of deionized water, and adding 2.4mL of NaOH solution (0.8 mmol/L) after dissolution is completed to obtain a first modified liquid;
(3) Adding 6.5g of the metal copper foam obtained in the step (1) into the first modified liquid obtained in the step (2), stirring and coating for 24 hours at 300rpm, washing with deionized water after coating, and finally placing in a 60 ℃ vacuum drying oven, and drying for 8 hours to obtain a first intermediate;
(4) Adding 1g of silicon dioxide particles with the average particle size of 20nm into 400mL of ethanol/water mixed solution, stirring for 1h at the rotating speed of 700rpm with the volume ratio of ethanol to water being 4:1, and then performing ultrasonic dispersion for 0.5h to obtain stable silicon dioxide nanoparticle suspension;
(5) And (3) adding the first intermediate obtained in the step (3) into the second modification solution obtained in the step (4), performing grafting modification at 300rpm for 6 hours, washing with deionized water after modification, and finally placing in a vacuum drying oven at 80 ℃ and drying for 6 hours to obtain a foam filler finished product.
Comparative example 1
The comparative example provides a method for preparing a foam filler, which is different from the method in the embodiment 2 in that the method does not comprise the steps (2) - (5).
Comparative example 2
The comparative example provides a preparation method of foam filler, which is different from example 2 in that the preparation method does not comprise steps (4) - (5), namely, the first intermediate is not subjected to the second modification liquid grafting modification.
Comparative example 3
The comparative example provides a preparation method of foam filler for micro-packed bed reactor, which is different from example 2 in that steps (2) - (3) are not included, namely, the cleaned metal foam is directly coated by adopting a second modifying liquid.
Example 3 carbon dioxide Capture System
The present embodiment provides a carbon dioxide capture system, including:
the gas supply unit comprises a raw material gas cylinder and a gas phase branch, and consists of the raw material gas cylinder, a mass flow controller and a gas phase pressure sensor. For introducing a mixed gas (17 vol% CO 2/83vol%N2 mixed gas) and controlling the flow rate of the mixed gas to be 100-300 sccm.
The absorbent providing unit comprises a liquid phase material bottle, a plunger pump and a liquid phase pressure sensor. The absorbent is used for being introduced, wherein the absorbent comprises the following components in percentage by weight of MDEA 42%, piperazine 8.5%, sodium phosphate 1.2% and the balance of water. The flow is controlled to be 1-25 mL/min, the liquid phase flow is controlled by a plunger pump, the pressure sensor is used for measuring the liquid phase pressure drop, and the paperless recorder is used for displaying the numerical value.
A mixing unit which is a T-type mixer;
A micro-packed bed reactor, the interior of which is filled with foam packing. Wherein the micro-packed bed reactor is cylindrical, has an inner diameter of 6mm and a length of 20cm, and is filled with 40 blocks of foam filler (the foam filler is cylindrical, has a length of 5mm and a diameter of 6 mm).
In order to evaluate foaming, a micro packed bed reactor (cylindrical, 20cm in length, 6mm in inner diameter) made of transparent glass was used in the foaming test, and the outer wall thereof was marked with graduations, and 16 foam fillers (cylindrical foam fillers having a length of 5mm and a diameter of 6 mm) having a length of 5mm were packed.
The foam fillers obtained in examples 1 to 2 and comparative examples 1 to 3 were tested according to the following specific test scheme:
(1) Testing the contact angle;
(2) Filling foam filler into the micro-packed bed reactor in example 3 (complete filling), reacting aeration liquid, and calculating mass transfer coefficient, energy efficiency and carbon dioxide removal rate (reaction 50 s);
(3) And (3) evaluating foaming condition, namely filling foam filler into the glass micro-filled bed reactor (the filler height is 80 mm) in the embodiment 3, carrying out ventilation reaction, timing after the gas speed is stabilized, recording the foam height after the foam height is stabilized, stopping ventilation, and obtaining the time for the foam to collapse and see clear liquid as defoaming time.
(4) Stability evaluation the foam fillers obtained in the examples and comparative examples were immersed in HCl solution at ph=5.5 for 24 hours, and then evaluated for foaming.
Specific experimental data are shown in the following table:
From the table, the foam filler provided by the invention can effectively improve the contact angle of the foam filler, promote the unit removal rate of carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide removal reaction, and improve the mass transfer coefficient and the energy efficiency. Meanwhile, the foaming height is low, and the defoaming time is shortened.
While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the invention, such changes and modifications are also intended to be within the scope of the invention.