Journal article
Membrane pilot plant trials of CO2 separation from flue gas
CA Scholes, A Qader, GW Stevens, SE Kentish
Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology | Wiley | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1498
Abstract
Industrial trials of membrane separation of CO2 from flue gas generated by a lignite-fired power station are reported. A hollow fiber Air Products PRISM and a spiral wound Dow Filmtec® NF3838/30FF membrane were separately trialed. The CO2 permeance and selectivity through the PRISM membrane fell significantly in the initial hours of operation, reflecting competitive sorption effects and concentration polarisation. Alternatively, the wet flue gas enabled a facilitated transport mechanism to operate for the NF3838/30FF membrane and the CO2 permeance and selectivity increased significantly compared to the dry membrane. Standard correlations were able to simulate the pressure drops through the m..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank GDF SUEZ Australian Energy, Hazelwood for facilitating the installation and operation of the pilot plant in their premises and for access to equipment, as well as the contributions of Sang Yun Andrew Lee and Alita Aguiar. Funding for this CO2CRC project is provided by the Australian Government through its Cooperative Research Centre program as well as the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre of the University of Melbourne.