High Efficiency Nanocomposite Sorbents for CO₂ Capture based on Amine-functionalized Mesoporous Capsules
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Qi, G.; Estevez, L.; Anako, N.; Park, A-H.; Li, W.; Jones, C.; Giannelis, E.P.
A novel high efficiency nanocomposite sorbent for CO2 capture has been developed based on oligomeric amine (polyethylenimine, PEI, and tetraethylenepentamine, TEPA) functionalized mesoporous silica capsules. The newly synthesized sorbents exhibit extraordinary capture capacity up to 7.9 mmol g−1 under simulated flue gas conditions (pre-humidified 10% CO2). The CO2 capture kinetics were found to be fast and reached 90% of the total capacities within the first few minutes. The effects of the mesoporous capsule features such as particle size and shell thickness on CO2 capture capacity were investigated. Larger particle size, higher interior void volume and thinner mesoporous shell thickness all improved the CO2 capacity of the sorbents. PEI impregnated sorbents showed good reversibility and stability during cyclic adsorption–regeneration tests (50 cycles).
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND
MOLECULAR BASKET ADSORBENT; CARBON-DIOXIDE CAPTURE; FLUE-GAS; GREENHOUSE-GAS; SIEVE MCM-41; NATURAL-GAS; ABSORPTION; SEPARATION; REMOVAL; SILICA
High efficiency nanocomposite sorbents for CO2 capture based on amine-functionalized mesoporous capsules, Genggeng Qi, Yanbing Wang, Luis Estevez, Xiaonan Duan, Nkechi Anako, Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Wen Li, Christopher W. Jones and Emmanuel P. Giannelis, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 444-452, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00213E, http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2011/ee/c0ee00213e - Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 444-452