CO_2 Removal from Biogas by Water Washing System

CO2 removal from biogas by water washing system was investigated with various parameters, including liquid/ gas ratio, pressure, temperature, and CO2 content. The results indicate that CO2 removal ratio could reach 34.6%- 94.2% as liquid/gas ratio increased from 0.14 to 0.50. Increasing pressure （from 0.8 to 1.2 MPa） could improve gas purification with a constant inflow rate of gas. Temperature played a key role in the process and lower temper- ature in absorption tower was beneficial for reducing CO2 content. CO2 removal ratio could reach 24.4%-83.2% when CO2 content in the simulated gas was 25%-45%. The lowest CO2 content after absorption was 2.6% at 1.2 MPa with 400 L·h-1 gas flow and 200 L·h-1 water flow, which meets the requirement of CO2 content in natural Ras for vehicle fuel.

Unprecedented Low-Cost Hybrid Material for CO2 and CH4 Separation

The zeolite synthesis using waste as silicon source is a promising low-cost process. Sugarcane bagasse ash is a hazardous solid waste generated in large amounts in the sugar industry. Thus, development of new procedures for its productive reuse is relevant. Therefore, this waste was used to prepare a new ZCNT （zeolite/carbon nanotube material）. In this work, ZCNT was applied in a CO2/CH4 separation. The adsorption took place at 303 K under pressure of 0.1 until 20 bar and the data were fitted by Langmuir, Toth and Freundlich equations. The adsorbed amount at 20 bar found was 4.7 mmol of CO2/g and 4.1 mmol of CH4/g; at 3 bar the adsorbed amount was 4.1 mmol of COJg and 1.2 mmol of CHa/g. This result indicates that ZCNT has potential application in COJCH4 separation at low pressures.

VALORIZATION OF BIOGAS THROUGH SIMULTANEOUS CO_(2) AND H_(2)S REMOVAL BY RENEWABLE AQUEOUS AMMONIA SOLUTION IN MEMBRANE CONTACTOR

Upgrading biogas into biomethane not only improves the biogas utilization as vehicle fuel or natural gas substitute,but also reduces the greenhouse gases emissions.Considering the principle of engineering green energy process,the renewable aqueous ammonia(RAA)solution obtained from biogas slurry was used to remove H_(2)S and CO_(2) simultaneously in the hollow fiber membrane contactor.RAA was mimicked in this study using the ammonia aqueous solution mixed with some typical impurities including ethanol,acetic acid,propionic acid,butyric acid and NH4HCO_(3).Compared with the typical physical absorption(i.e.,pure water)removing 48%of H_(2)S from biogas,RAA with 0.1 mol·L^(−1) NH_(3) could remove 97%of H_(2)S.Increasing the NH3 concentration from 0.1 to 0.5 mol·L^(−1) could elevate the CO_(2) absorption flux from 0.97 to 1.72 mol·m^(−2)·h^(−1) by 77.3%.Among the impurities contained in RAA,ethanol has a less impact on CO_(2) absorption,while other impurities like CO_(2) and acetic acid have significant negative impacts on CO_(2) absorption.Fortunately,the impurities have a less influence on H_(2)S removal efficiency,with more than 98%of H_(2)S could be removed by RAA.Also,the influences of operating parameters on acid gases removal were investigated to provide some engineering suggestions.