Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide Reaction with Aqueous Mixture of Piperazine and 2‐Amino‐2‐ethyl‐1,3‐propanediol |
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| Authors: | Cyril Sunday Ume Erdogan Alper F Pinar Gordesli |
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| Institution: | 1. Chemical Engineering Department, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800 Ankara, Turkey;2. The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99104‐2710, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Current researchers from environmental and industrial fields are focusing on advanced means of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture to limit its consequences in process industries. They also intend to enhance the mitigation of environmental impart by CO2 especially its greenhouse effect. In this study, the kinetics of CO2 reaction with an aqueous blend of piperazine (PZ) and 2‐amino‐2‐ethyl‐1,3‐propanediol (AEPD) were investigated. It was found that blending of AEPD with a little percentage of PZ generated the observed rate constant, ko, values that were more than twice the direct summation of the ko values of the aqueous pure amines at the corresponding concentration and temperature. The kinetic study of the system was modeled using a termolecular mechanism. Blending 0.05 kmol/m3 of PZ with 0.5 kmol/m3 of AEPD gives an observed rate constant ko value of 2397.9 s?1 at 298 K. This result is comparable to rate constants of other amine mixtures. Thus, the aqueous blend of AEPD with PZ is an attractive solvent for CO2 capture that has good advantages. The PZ that serves as the promoter in the reaction is needed in small fraction, whereas AEPD, which is a sterically hindered amine, increases CO2 absorption capacity of the system. AEPD can be produced from renewable materials. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 45: 161–167, 2013 |
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