Experimental Study of Different Sorbents for Direct Air Capture
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Experimentell studie av olika sorbenter för direkt luftinfångning (Swedish)
Abstract [en]
This thesis discusses several commercial sorbents for Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and slow climate change. The main goal is to assess how effectively different adsorbent materials perform in terms of CO2 collection in dry and humid conditions. Lewatit VP OC 1065, DIAION HP20, DIAION WA20, DIAION HP2MGL, and Polyethylenimine on silica are among the experimental materials that have been studied. By generating the breakthrough curves from the experimental results for each sorbent mentioned above, the adsorption capacity of each material was evaluated under dry and humid conditions.
The results of the investigation show that the investigated materials' adsorption efficiency and capacity varied significantly. Notably, Polyethylenimine on silica had a comparatively lower adsorption capacity compared to Lewatit VP OC 1065, which demonstrated higher adsorption performance. The adsorption capacity of all materials was higher when water vapor was present, albeit with longer adsorption periods.
Based on the breakthrough curve, Lewatit VP OC 1065 shows the highest adsorption capacity under both dry and humid conditions, which is 0.63 mmol/grams and 1.16 mmol/grams respectively. To find out the best working conditions, more tests should be done on different adsorbent materials. Also, more adsorbents should be investigated for better adsorption capacity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Series
TRITA-CBH-GRU ; 2024:318
Keywords [en]
Direct Air Capture, adsorbent materials, Lewatit VP OC 1065, adsorption capacity, saturation time
Keywords [sv]
Direct Air Capture, adsorberande material, Lewatit VP OC 1065, adsorptionskapacitet, mättnadstid
National Category
Chemical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-354006OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-354006DiVA, id: diva2:1901184
Subject / course
Chemical Engineering
Educational program
Degree of Master - Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment
Examiners
2024-09-262024-09-262025-02-18