Experimental and simulation study of CO2 breakthrough curves in a fixed-bed adsorption process
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https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2022.62.0370Keywords:
adsorption, breakthrough experiment, CO2 capture, mathematical modeling, sensitivity analysisAbstract
This paper focuses on the laboratory experiments of low-temperature adsorption of CO2 at elevated pressure and on the validation of our mathematical model with the data obtained. The numerical approach uses fitting of adsorption isotherm parameters and sensitivity analysis of parameters influencing the breakthrough curve shape and onset time. We first evaluate the results of breakthrough experiments for zeolite 13X. Then, we use the results obtained to design a dynamic mathematical model to predict the breakthrough curve profile. Experimental results show that zeolite 13X possesses high adsorption capacities (over 10 % of its weight at adsorption temperatures of 293 K and below), as expected. The mathematical simulation was accurate at predicting the breakthrough onset time; however, this prediction accuracy declined with the outlet CO2 concentration exceeding 75 %, which is discussed. The sensitivity analysis indicated that the choice of different estimates of mass transport and bed porosity, as well as the choice of numerical scheme, can lead to a more accurate prediction, but the same set of parameters is not suitable for all process conditions.
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