The Effect of MDEA/AMP and Span-80 in Water-in-Oil (W/O) Emulsion for Carbon Dioxide Absorption

Authors

  • S. B. M. Najib Energy Management Research Group, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • K. S. N. Kamaruddin Energy Management Research Group, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • N. M. Rashid Energy Management Research Group, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • N. Ibrahim Energy Management Research Group, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • M. N. M. Sokri Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • N. Zaini Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • N. Nordin Oil and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/amst.v26n2.236

Keywords:

Absorption, Amine, Carbon Dioxide, Liquid Emulsion, Stability

Abstract

Emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) has been widely studied as an alternative method for amine absorption technology in the removal of acid gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S). However, searching for stable ELM formulation with an enhanced CO2 absorption remains as challenge. Therefore, in this study, the aqueous solution containing a mixture of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) in sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution was introduced as a dispersed phase, kerosene as continuous phase and Span-80 acts as a surfactant for the formation of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion. In this study, the dispersed phase consists of 8% v/v MDEA and 4% v/v AMP and the continuous phase which contains 6% v/v Span-80 produced a stable emulsion and exhibited 65.2% of CO2 removal. This study indicates that the introduction of blended amine able to produce stable emulsion with an enhanced CO2 removal.

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2022-07-25

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Najib, S. B. M., Kamaruddin, K. S. N. ., Rashid, N. M. ., Ibrahim, N., Sokri, M. N. M., Zaini, N., & Nordin, N. (2022). The Effect of MDEA/AMP and Span-80 in Water-in-Oil (W/O) Emulsion for Carbon Dioxide Absorption . Journal of Applied Membrane Science & Technology, 26(2), 17–27. https://doi.org/10.11113/amst.v26n2.236

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