Removal of Acid Gases from Methane-Containing Gas Mixtures by Membrane-Assisted Gas Absorption. Hollow-Fibre Module Configuration with Absorption System Based on Dimethyldiethanolammonium Glycinate

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The present study is focused on continuing the development, improvement and optimisation of a new hybrid separation method – membrane-assisted gas absorption, which is designed for processing methane-containing gas mixtures, namely for the removal of acid gases. The second part is devoted to the design of absorbent solutions and their application in the proposed technology in order to improve the efficiency of acid gas removal and reduce hydrocarbon losses. Absorbents of acid gases based on aqueous solutions of methyldiethanolamine containing ionic liquid [M2E2A][Gly] have been proposed and investigated. As a result of the study, the optimal absorbent composition for further separation tests in a membrane-assisted gas absorption unit was determined. The efficiency of the process was investigated on the example of 8-component gas mixture containing methane, ethane, propane, n-butane, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and xenon. The membrane-assisted gas absorption unit demonstrated high efficiency of acid gas removal and high hydrocarbon recovery. The final efficiency of the investigated system with the new absorbent was up to 99 % for acid gas removal with hydrocarbon losses of up to 1 % at maximum capacity.

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M. E. Atlaskina

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Email: atlaskina.m.e@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

A. A. Atlaskin

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Email: atlaskina.m.e@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

A. N. Petukhov

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia; Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod

Email: atlaskina.m.e@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow; Nizhny Novgorod

K. A. Smorodin

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: atlaskina.m.e@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

S. S. Kryuchkov

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Email: atlaskina.m.e@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

I. V. Vorotyntsev

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Email: atlaskina.m.e@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. 1H NMR spectrum of [M2E2A][Gly]

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3. Fig. 2. Principle scheme of the installation for determination of gas transport characteristics of the membrane in conjunction with a mass spectrometer. РРГ - gas flow regulator, РДГ - gas pressure regulator, ИРЖ - liquid flow meter

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4. Fig. 3. Principle scheme of the experimental installation for experimental evaluation of the membrane-absorption gas separation module efficiency. 1, 2 - gas flow regulators; 3, 4 - pressure transducers; 5 - upstream gas pressure regulator; 6 - four-port switching tap; 7 - gas chromatograph

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5. Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the membrane gas separation cell

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6. Fig. 5. Dependence of the sorption capacity of aqueous solutions of MDEA with different content of ILs with respect to CO2 on the saturation time: 0%–20% [33], 30% – this work

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7. Fig. 6. Dependence of solution viscosity on the mass fraction of [M2E2A][Gly]

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8. Fig. 7. Effect of the mass fraction of amines on the sorption capacity and viscosity of aqueous solutions of MDEA a) dependence of the sorption capacity of aqueous solutions of MDEA on the mass fraction of amines (MDEA+IL); b) dependence of the viscosity of aqueous solutions of MDEA on the mass fraction of amines (MDEA+IL)

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9. Fig. 8. Dependence of methane content in the retentate stream on the value of the extraction fraction

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10. Fig. 9. Dependence of ethane, propane and butane content in the retentate stream on the value of extraction fraction

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11. Fig. 10. Dependence of nitrogen content in the retentate stream on the value of extraction fraction

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12. Fig. 11. Dependence of xenon content in the retentate stream on the value of the extraction fraction

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13. Fig. 12. Dependence of the content of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide in the retentate stream on the value of the withdrawal fraction

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