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CFD Simulation of CO2 Capture in a Microchannel by Aqueous Mixtures of MEA and [Bmim]BF4 Modified with TiO2 Nanoparticles

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In this research, a novel aqueous solvent, i.e., nanoparticle-enhanced ionic liquid (NEIL), is proposed for CO2 capture by mixing of MEA as the base fluid and [Bmim]BF4 ionic liquid and TiO2 nanoparticles as chemical additives. Then, the flow hydrodynamics, mass transfer characteristics, and CO2 absorption performance of the proposed solvent are investigated in a T-shaped microchannel structure by Computational Fluid Dynamics technique at steady-state condition. To present a detailed model, the Navier–Stokes and continuity equations are combined with a two-phase laminar flow module considering mass transfer between heterogeneous phases. Then, the effects of [Bmim]BF4 and TiO2 mass fraction on CO2 loading, bubble formation, and velocity profile are investigated at different gas and liquid holdups at ionic liquid fraction 0 % to 10% and nanoparticle fraction 0 to 0.1%. It concludes that the purification fraction reaches a maximum at TiO2 weight fraction 0.04% and applying solvent with high nanoparticle content decreases purification fraction. In general, the proposed solvent and the considered contactor present adequate performance to absorb CO2 from the gas mixture.

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Abbreviations

a :

Interfacial area (m2)

c :

Concentration (mol·m−3)

D :

Diffusion coefficient (m2·s−1)

d :

Nanoparticle diameter

E :

Enhancement factor

F :

Volume force vector (N·m−3)

H :

Henry’s constant (Pa·m3·mol−1)

I :

Gas–liquid interface

ILs :

Ionic liquids

k :

Reaction rate constant

k L :

Liquid side mass transfer coefficient (m·s−1)

n :

Normal vector

p :

Pressure (Pa)

R :

Total mass transfer rate expression (mol·m−3·s−1)

Re :

Reynolds number

S :

Strain rate tensor

Sc :

Schmitt number

t :

Time (s)

u :

Velocity vector (m·s−1)

w :

Mass fraction

x :

Channel length (m)

µ :

Dynamic viscosity (Pa·s−1)

γ :

Reinitialization parameter (m·s−1)

ε :

Interface controlling parameter (m)

ϕ :

Volume fraction

φ :

Volume concentration of nanoparticle

τ c :

Residence time (s)

τ f :

Viscous stress tensor (Pa)

ρ :

Density (kg·m−3)

η :

Purification fraction

AMP:

Aminomethyl propanol

DEA:

Diethanolamine

MDEA:

Methyl diethanolamine

MEA:

Monoethanolamine

NEILs:

Nanoparticle-Enhanced Ionic liquids

NPs:

Nanoparticles

[Bmim]BF4 :

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate

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    M. A. Makarem, M. Farsi & M. R. Rahimpour

  2. College of Engineering, Fouman Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Fouman, Iran

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Makarem, M.A., Kiani, M.R., Farsi, M. et al. CFD Simulation of CO2 Capture in a Microchannel by Aqueous Mixtures of MEA and [Bmim]BF4 Modified with TiO2 Nanoparticles. Int J Thermophys 42, 57 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-021-02812-1

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