Additives enhancing supported amines performance in CO_(2)capture fromair

The utilization of supported amines as adsorbents in direct air capture(DAC)has been demonstrated to be a promising strategy for the reduction of CO_(2)emissions.To improve the performance of amine-based adsorbents,the incorporation of additives has been widely adopted.In the present study,we conduct a comprehensive comparison of seven additives on tetraethylenepentamine-impregnated mesoporous silica as a representative amine-based adsorbent.The results indicate thatminor molecularweight additiveswith hydroxyl groups show improved adsorption-desorption performance and increase oxidative stability.A proposed mechanism for these improvements is the combined physical and chemical promotion effects of hydroxyl groups.Through a comprehensive review of existing literature,it is found that the effects of additives on amine-based adsorbents are dependent on factors,such as additive type,pristine adsorbent properties,incorporation method,and testing conditions.Based on these findings,it is recommended that future DAC systems prioritize the use of hydroxyl-containing additives,whereas higher CO_(2)concentration and temperature capture may benefit from the incorporation of additives without hydroxyl groups.These conclusions are expected to contribute to the design of efficient adsorbents for CO_(2)capture.

High-precision potassium isotope analysis using the Nu Sapphire collision cell(CC)-MC-ICP-MS

This study presents high-precision analyses of stable potassium(K)isotope ratio using the recently-developed,collision-cell multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(CC-MC-ICP-MS,Nu Sapphire).The accuracy of our analyses is confirmed by measuring well-characterized geostandards(including rocks and seawater).Our results are consistent with literature values and a precision of 0.04‰(2SD)has been achieved based on multiple measurements of BCR-2 geostandard over a six-month period.We also evaluate factors that may lead to artificial isotope fractionations,including the mismatches in K concentration and acid molarity between samples and bracketing standards,as well as potential matrices.As the K adsorption capacity of AGW50-X8(200-400 mesh)is reduced with an increasing amount of matrix elements,less than 150µg K was loaded during the column chemistry.To evaluate the potential use of K isotopes as an archive of paleo seawater composition,δ^(41)K values of an international seawater standard(IAPSO),a Mn-nodule(NOD-P-1),and two iron formation standards(FeR-2 and FeR-4)are reported.The δ^(41)K value of IAPSO is consistent with other seawater samples reported previously,further substantiating a homogeneous K isotopic distribution in modern global oceans.The K isotopes in Mn-nodule(NOD-P-1:−0.121±0.013‰)and iron formation samples(FeR-2:−0.538±0.009‰;FeR-4:−0.401±0.008‰)seem to be an effective tracer of their formation genesis and compositional changes of ancient seawater.Our results suggest that high-precision measurements of stable K isotopes can be routinely obtained and open up a large variety of geological applications,such as continental weathering,hydrothermal circulation and alteration of oceanic crust.