MODELING OF CARBON-DIOXIDE ABSORBER USING HOT CARBONATE PROCESS

被引:37
作者
SANYAL, D [1 ]
VASISHTHA, N [1 ]
SARAF, DN [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN INST TECHNOL,DEPT CHEM ENGN,KANPUR 208016,UTTAR PRADESH,INDIA
关键词
Chemical Operations - Mathematical Models - Potassium Compounds - Solutions - Synthesis Gas;
D O I
10.1021/ie00083a032
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
A mathematical model has been developed for the absorption of carbon dioxide from ammonia synthesis gas in amine-promoted hot potassium carbonate solution. The model uses vapor-liquid equilibrium data for the unpromoted carbonate-CO2 system, which seems to be adequate at low fractional saturation of the liquid with carbon dioxide. In the temperature range of industrial operation, instantaneous reaction rate provides the appropriate enhancement factor for the chemical absorption. The calculated results have been found to be in close agreement with the observed values for two industrial units. The model has been used to calculate various flow, temperature, and concentration profiles in the absorber.
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