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Experimental Evaluation of Mass Transfer Coefficients from Sour Gas
Author(s) -
Chavez R.H.,
de J. Guadarrama J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201100431
Subject(s) - mass transfer coefficient , mass transfer , countercurrent exchange , flue gas , structured packing , chemistry , absorption (acoustics) , sour gas , analytical chemistry (journal) , aqueous solution , chromatography , thermodynamics , materials science , organic chemistry , natural gas , composite material , physics
The degree of CO 2 absorption by monoethanolamine (MEA) using metal structured packing material, ININ18, was studied. The aqueous solution contained 30 wt‐% MEA in countercurrent with CO 2 flue gas. The capture process was carried out in an absorption column with dimensions 4.0 m in height and 0.3 m in diameter. The mass transfer coefficient and height of mass transfer were evaluated. Results show a volumetric mass transfer coefficient of 3.76 s –1 , a height of mass transfer equivalent unit of 0.317 m, and an absorption efficiency of 90 % from flue gas.