Abstract
Industrial grade multiwalled carbon nanotubes (IG-MWCNTs) were functionalized with polyethylenimines (PEIs) for CO2 capture from simulated flue gas. Ethylenediamine end-capped PEI (PEI-EC) impregnated IG-MWCNTs was found to exhibit a significantly higher adsorption capacity than other branched PEIs impregnated IG-MWCNTs. The PEI-EC impregnated IG-MWCNTs were characterized with various experimental methods including N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. The CO2 adsorption behavior of the PEI-EC impregnated IG-MWCNTs is influenced by PEI loading and adsorption temperature. The PEI-EC impregnated IG-MWCNTs exhibit a CO2 adsorption capacity as high as 2.538 mmol/g at 343 K, and can be completely regenerated higher than 403 K. The CO2 adsorption/desorption kinetics of the PEI-EC impregnated IG-MWCNTs was investigated with Avrami's fractional order kinetic model. The activation energy of the CO2 adsorption/desorption was calculated from Arrhenius equation and used to evaluate the performance of the adsorbent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 17468-17475 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 44 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 5 Nov 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |