Improved rate-based modeling of carbon dioxide absorption with aqueous monoethanolamine solution

Stefania MOIOLI, Laura A. PELLEGRINI, Simone GAMBA, Ben LI

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Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. ›› 2014, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (1) : 123-131. DOI: 10.1007/s11705-014-1415-0
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Improved rate-based modeling of carbon dioxide absorption with aqueous monoethanolamine solution

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This paper focuses on modeling and simulation of a post-combustion carbon dioxide capture in a coal-fired power plant by chemical absorption using monoethanolamine. The aim is to obtain a reliable tool for process simulation: a customized rate-based model has been developed and implemented in the ASPEN Plus® software, along with regressed parameters for the Electrolyte-NRTL model worked out in a previous research. The model is validated by comparison with experimental data of a pilot plant and can provide simulation results very close to experimental data.

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Absorption / carbon dioxide capture / rate-based model / monoethanolamine scrubbing

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Stefania MOIOLI, Laura A. PELLEGRINI, Simone GAMBA, Ben LI. Improved rate-based modeling of carbon dioxide absorption with aqueous monoethanolamine solution. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2014, 8(1): 123‒131 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-014-1415-0

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