Kim Hyeonjin, Ahn Yun-Ho
Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, 369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06978, Republic of Korea.
Molecules. 2024 Mar 14;29(6):1284. doi: 10.3390/molecules29061284.
Gas hydrates, a type of inclusion compound capable of trapping gas molecules within a lattice structure composed of water molecules, are gaining attention as an environmentally benign gas storage or separation platform. In general, the formation of gas hydrates from water requires high-pressure and low-temperature conditions, resulting in significant energy consumption. In this study, tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) was utilized as a thermodynamic promoter forming a semi-clathrate-type hydrate, enabling gas capture or separation at room temperature. Those TBAF hydrate systems were explored to check their capability of CO separation from flue gas, the mixture of CO and N gases. The formation rates and gas storage capacities of TBAF hydrates were systematically investigated under various concentrations of CO, and they presented selective CO capture behavior during the hydrate formation process. The maximum gas storage capacities were achieved at 2.36 and 2.38 mmol/mol for TBAF·29.7 HO and TBAF·32.8 HO hydrate, respectively, after the complete enclathration of the feed gas of CO (80%) + N (20%). This study provides sufficient data to support the feasibility of TBAF hydrate systems to be applied to CO separation from CO/N gas mixtures based on their CO selectivity.
气体水合物是一种能够将气体分子捕获在由水分子组成的晶格结构中的包合物,作为一种环境友好型的气体储存或分离平台正受到关注。一般来说,由水形成气体水合物需要高压和低温条件,这会导致大量的能量消耗。在本研究中,四丁基氟化铵(TBAF)被用作热力学促进剂以形成半笼型水合物,从而能够在室温下进行气体捕获或分离。对这些TBAF水合物体系进行了探索,以检验其从烟道气(CO和N₂气体的混合物)中分离CO的能力。在不同CO浓度下系统地研究了TBAF水合物的生成速率和气体储存容量,并且它们在水合物形成过程中表现出选择性CO捕获行为。在CO(80%)+N₂(20%)的原料气完全包合后,TBAF·29.7H₂O和TBAF·32.8H₂O水合物的最大气体储存容量分别达到2.36和2.38 mmol/mol。本研究提供了充分的数据来支持TBAF水合物体系基于其对CO的选择性应用于从CO/N₂气体混合物中分离CO的可行性。