Carbon Dioxide Capture Performance of Mesostructured Adsorbent Impregnated with Polyethylenimine

Chien-Hung Chen; Ching-Tsung Yu; Yu-Fei Chang

doi:10.46604/ijeti.2024.13298

Authors

Chien-Hung Chen Department of Chemistry, National Atomic Research Institute, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Ching-Tsung Yu Department of Chemistry, National Atomic Research Institute, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Yu-Fei Chang Department of Chemistry, National Atomic Research Institute, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46604/ijeti.2024.13298

Keywords:

polyethylenimine, CO2 capture, kinetic model, mesoporous materials

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the CO₂ uptake performance of mesostructured adsorbents, such as Mobil Composition of Matter No. 41 (MCM-41), Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 (SBA-15), and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), modified with polyethylenimine (PEI). Mesoporous materials are loaded with 50 wt.% PEI using a wet impregnation method. CO₂ kinetic experiments of the PEI-modified adsorbents are conducted by a thermogravimetric method. The results reveal that the CO₂ adsorption capacities of the PEI/MCM-41, PEI/SBA-15, and PEI/MWNTs composites are 2.02, 3.06, and 2.93 mmol/g, respectively, under 15% CO₂ flow at 348 K. The lower CO₂ adsorption capacity of PEI/MCM-41 (2.02 mmol/g) is attributed to its poor porosity. The PEI/MWNTs composite has the fastest CO₂ adsorption and desorption kinetics at the same temperature, compared to other PEI-modified adsorbents. These results suggest that MWNTs might play a significant “separator” role in effectively dispersing the PEI molecular chains on the mesostructured adsorbent.

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