Carbon dioxide capture from synthesis gas containing steam by pressure swing adsorption at mid-high temperature

Cheng Tung Chou, Yu Hau Shih, Yu Jie Huang, Hong Sung Yang

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Abstract

Global warming has become more and more serious, which is caused by greenhouse gases. Therefore, decreasing the emission of CO2 has become an important research topic in the world. This study aimed to utilize a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process to capture CO2 from synthesis gas, which is the effluent stream of water-gas-shift reactor. The PSA process studied is a single-bed four-step process at mid-high temperature using K 2CO3-promoted hydrotalcite. The feed gas entering the PSA process consists of 27 % H2O, 5 % CO, 28 % CO2 and 40 % H2. It uses the method of lines combined with upwind differences, cubic spline approximation and LSODE of ODEPACK software to solve the equations. The optimal operating condition is obtained by varying the operating variables, such as feed pressure, bed length, etc. Furthermore, single-bed four-step process could achieve 98.49% recovery of H2 as the top product and 96.42% purity and 96.57% recovery of CO2 as the bottom product.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIMULTECH 2013 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications
Pages529-536
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2013
Event3rd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications, SIMULTECH 2013 - Reykjavik, Iceland
Duration: 29 Jul 201331 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameSIMULTECH 2013 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications, SIMULTECH 2013
Country/TerritoryIceland
CityReykjavik
Period29/07/1331/07/13

Keywords

  • CO Capture
  • Pressure Swing Adsorption
  • Synthesis Gas

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