KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU, Vol.42, No.1, 15-21, 2016
Preparation of a Honeycomb Adsorbent Rotor for a hermal Swing Continuous CO2 Adsorber
A thermal swing continuous CO2 adsorber employing a honeycomb rotor was experimentally studied. First, CO2 breakthrough curves and adsorption isotherms of various honeycomb cores binding a CO2 adsorbent material were measured at 298 K and 453 K. It was conirmed that honeycomb cores binding 13X, Li-LSX, and Na-LSX type zeolite have relatively high adsorption capacities for CO2. Honeycomb rotors binding with these zeolites were then prepared, and their CO2 removal and recovery performance were evaluated in terms of CO2 recovery concentration and recovery rate. Among the honeycomb rotors prepared and tested, the rotor containing a higher amount of 13X zeolite showed the maximum CO2 capture performance under the 298-453 K temperature swing. his 13X zeolite rotor removed CO2 from simulated lue gas containing 10% CO2 with a concentration of 90% and a CO2 recovery rate of 22%. In addition, at a CO2 recovery concentration 80%, the CO2 recovery rate improved to approximately 50%. It was also found that the CO2 capture performance of honeycomb rotor improved with increasing diference in the CO2 equilibrium adsorption amount between 298 K and 453 K, namely, the efective CO2 adsorption amount.q. hus, it was conirmed that.q was useful index of the CO2 adsorbent selection for this type of CO2 adsorber.