Methods and compositions for carbon capture
AssigneeEntropy Inc.
InventorsRaphael Idem, Teeradet Supap, Jessica Narku-Tetteh, Pailin Muchan, Paweesuda Natewong
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Abstract
A solvent composition for carbon capture according to a preferred embodiment comprises at least two of the following: diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), and polyethylenimine (PEI). Another embodiment includes a method of performing carbon capture using the carbon capture solvent compositions described herein. Another embodiment provides an apparatus for performing carbon capture using the carbon capture compositions described herein and/or the carbon capture methods described herein.
Claims14
A solvent for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture, the solvent comprising diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), polyethylenimine (PEI) and water.
A solvent for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture, the solvent consisting essentially of diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), polyethylenimine (PEI), and water.
A solvent for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture, the solvent comprising diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA) and water and wherein the solvent comprises at least one of the following properties:
- a heat duty below 160 KJ/mol CO2, a cyclic capacity greater than
- 1.05
- mol
-
- CO
- 2
- L
- .
- soltn
- ,
- a lean loading of 0 at 110° C., a viscosity below 10 mPa·s at 30° C., and an alkalinity in the range of 9.5 to 11.0 pKa at room temperature.
A solvent for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture, the solvent comprising diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA) and water and wherein the solvent comprises at least one of the following properties:
- a heat duty below 138.9 KJ/mol CO2, a cyclic capacity greater than
- 1.2
- mol
-
- CO
- 2
- L
- .
- soltn
- ,
- a lean loading of 0 at 110° C., a viscosity below 10 mPa·s at 30° C., and an alkalinity in the range of 9.5 to 11.0 pKa at room temperature.
A solvent for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture, the solvent comprising diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), and polyethylenimine (PEI), wherein DEAE is present in molar concentration ranging from 3.6M to 4.5M and HMDA is present in molar concentration ranging from 0.15M to 0.5M.
A solvent for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture, the solvent comprising:
- (a) a molar concentration in the range of 2.0M to 4.0M of a compound I which is a tertiary amine, having a chemical formula of (R1)(R2)N(CnH2n—OH), where R1 and R2 are independently a linear or branched alkyl group with a carbon number between 1 to 6, and n is an integer between 1 to 6;
- (b) a molar concentration in the range of 0.1M to 1.0M of a compound II which comprises two primary amino groups, having a chemical formula of NH2—(CmH2m)—NH2, where m is an integer between 2 to 10;
- (c) a molar concentration in the range of 0.001M to 0.5M of a polyethyleneimine (PEI);
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- (d) water.
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