CO2 capture using blended amine − ionic liquid solvents: Thermodynamic modeling and process optimization
Publication Name: Separation and Purification Technology
Publication Date: 2025-07-30
Volume: 362
Issue: Unknown
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Description:
The hybrid ionic liquid (IL) − amine solvents have demonstrated high efficiency in CO2 capture. However, rigorous simulations of carbon capture processes employing IL-amine blended solvents have been scarce. This study presents detailed thermodynamic modeling and process simulations for carbon capture in the steel process and natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant. We investigated two hybrid solvent systems, i.e., [BMIM][BF4 ]/PZ/MDEA and [BMIM][TF2 N]/PZ/MDEA with the blended amine PZ/MDEA used as a benchmark. The phase equilibria of the CO2 -PZ-MDEA-H2 O-IL system was regressed with the NRTL model. The CO2 molar loading in the lean solvent (αlean ) and mass fraction of ILs (xIL ) in the mixture solvent were optimized to minimize the regeneration energy (Qreg ) of the capture processes. The results indicate that the [BMIM][TF2 N]/PZ/MDEA-based process is most energy-efficient (Qreg = 2.845 GJ/tCO2 at αlean = 0.14 and xIL = 1.0 wt%) for the steel plant and (Qreg = 2.749 GJ/tCO2 at αlean = 0.08 and xIL = 1.5 wt%) for the NGCC power plant. Compared to the PZ/MDEA-based benchmark process, IL's inclusion led to a 2.90 % and 0.11 % reduction in the regeneration energy for the steel process and NGCC power plant, respectively, demonstrating the benefit of introducing IL into the amine solvents for CO2 capture.
Open Access: Yes