The present disclosure relates to the field of CO2 capture and utilization, and particularly relates to a system and method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion.
CO2 capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is an important strategic choice to achieve the goal of emission peak and carbon neutrality, and the technology has made great progress under the promotion of relevant policies. CO2 capture can be divided into two categories: amine adsorption and alkali liquor absorption. Solid amine adsorbents (MEA, DEA, TEA, PEI, etc.) are the most popular adsorbent materials at present, which employ porous-based materials with high specific surface areas as carriers to strengthen the contact between the adsorbent and CO2, showing good CO2 adsorption selectivity and large-scale application potential. However, because of the limitation caused by the high cost of the amine adsorbent materials and the mass transfer of the porous materials, the total processing capacity of the system is small, and cyclic adsorption-desorption will also accelerate the degradation of the performance of solid amine materials. CO2 capture by alkali liquor absorption has significant cost advantages while CO2 can be removed to a high extent. The whole process can continue for a long time, and mature equipment such as a contact tower can be used.
CO2 storage is one of the initiatives to achieve CO2 reduction, and mainly includes two categories of oil-displacement storage and geological storage. However, with the limitation of the geological structure, captured CO2 cannot be flexibly stored locally, and the subsequent transportation process will incur additional costs. Therefore, local conversion and utilization of CO2 can significantly reduce the transportation cost and fundamentally eliminate CO2, so as to achieve the CO2 reduction and resource utilization. Among various methods of CO2 conversion, electrochemical conversion can activate CO2 at a low energy input, quickly stabilize CO2 intermediates with simultaneous electron/proton transfer, and realize the oriented conversion of CO2 to generate high value-added terminal products relying on the active centers with precise structures and structurally adjustable catalysts. Compared with the thermochemical method for CO2 conversion, which requires severe conditions such as high temperature and high pressure, the electrochemical CO2 conversion has mild reaction conditions, low energy consumption and no need for additional hydrogen source.
CO2 after being absorbed by an alkali liquor can be also regenerated by an electrochemical reaction, with the energy consumption much lower than that of CO2 thermal regeneration, and the alkali liquor absorbent can be regenerated simultaneously, with an obvious advantage. However, limited by the reactor structure and system operation, the electroregeneration study and electroconversion study on CO2 after being absorbed by the alkali liquor are carried out separately in the prior art, i.e., the electroregeneration of CO2 and the electroconversion of CO2 are investigated separately in different reactors, which leads to the doubled consumption of electrical energy and the complexity of the reaction system.
For the defects in the prior art, the present disclosure provides a system and method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion, in order to achieve the coupling treatment of CO2 capture, absorption liquid recycling, CO2 regeneration and conversion into high value-added products, thus reducing the system energy consumption.
The technical solution adopted by the present disclosure is as follows.
A system for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion includes a CO2 capture subsystem and a CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem.
The CO2 capture subsystem uses an absorption liquid to capture CO2 and generate a capture liquid.
The CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem includes an electrolytic cell; a cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane are arranged in the electrolytic cell at an interval, and the cation exchange membrane and the anion exchange membrane separate the electrolytic cell into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber at the left and right ends, and a balance chamber in the middle.
An anode electrode is arranged in the anode chamber, the anode chamber is further provided with a sample inlet and a sample outlet; a cathode electrode is arranged in the cathode chamber, and the cathode chamber is further provided with a sample inlet and a sample outlet; the balance chamber is provided with a sample outlet.
The sample inlet of the anode chamber is connected to an outlet of the capture liquid of the CO2 capture subsystem, and the sample outlet of the anode chamber is connected to the sample inlet of the cathode chamber for introducing CO2 regenerated by anodic oxidation into the cathode chamber for electroreduction; and the sample outlet of the balance chamber is connected to an inlet of the absorption liquid of the CO2 capture subsystem.
According to a further technical solution,
The CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem further includes a power supply, and the anode electrode and the cathode electrode are connected to the two ends of the power supply respectively.
The structure of the CO2 capture subsystem includes a spray tower, a liquid storage tank and a spray device;
A method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion of the system for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion includes:
According to a further technical solution,
The method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion further includes:
The present disclosure has the beneficial effects as follows:
(1) In the present disclosure, the CO2 capture subsystem and the CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem are organically connected in series through the absorption liquid and the capture liquid, in which the CO2 capture by the absorption liquid, the electroregeneration of the capture liquid, and the backflow of the regenerated absorption liquid are regulated and controlled, so that CO2 can be captured, regenerated and synchronously converted into high value-added products, and the efficient and stable operation of the system is realized. Compared with the existing treatment solution, the structure of the system is optimized and the energy consumption of the system is greatly reduced.
(2) The liquid storage tank of the CO2 capture subsystem of the present disclosure is divided into two parts of A and B, and the capture liquid after CO2 capture and the fresh absorption liquid after electroregeneration are placed in different regions, so that only the fresh absorption liquid is sprayed for CO2 capture, which has a large concentration gradient, small mass transfer resistance, fast absorption rate and high capture efficiency; so only the capture liquid after CO2 capture, which is high in concentration of carbonate CO32− and undiluted, flows into the CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem, which can avoid the occurrence of ineffective electrooxidation and improve the utilization efficiency of electric energy.
(3) The present disclosure couples the traditional alkali CO2 capture liquid electroregeneration system, which only uses the anode half-reaction, with the traditional CO2 electroreduction system, which only uses the cathode half-reaction. By designing and optimizing the structure of the reactor, and regulating and controlling the charge and material balance, a novel two-level membrane electroreaction system for CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion is constructed to simultaneously use the cathode and the anode, which greatly improves the reaction efficiency, and at least reduces 50% of the required electric energy.
(4) By changing the cathode catalyst, CO2 can be orientedly prepared into different high value-added products such as CO, methane, methanol, formic acid, ethanol, acetic acid and propanol.
The FIGURE is a structural schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
In the FIGURE: 1, CO2 capture subsystem; 11, spray tower; 111, tower plate; 112, demister; 12, liquid storage tank; 121, liquid storage tank body A; 122, liquid storage tank body B; 13, spray device; 131, pump; 132, spray head; 133, pipeline; 2, CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem; 21, power supply; 22, electrolytic cell; 23, cation exchange membrane; 24, anion exchange membrane; 25, anode chamber; 251, anode electrode; 26, cathode chamber; 261, cathode electrode; and 27, balance chamber.
Implementations of the present disclosure will be described below in combination with the accompanying drawing.
As shown in the FIGURE, a system for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion of the present application includes a CO2 capture subsystem 1 and a CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem 2.
The CO2 capture subsystem 1 uses an absorption liquid to capture CO2 and generate a capture liquid.
The CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem 2 includes an electrolytic cell 22; a cation exchange membrane 23 and an anion exchange membrane 24 are arranged in the electrolytic cell 22 at an interval, and the cation exchange membrane 23 and the anion exchange membrane 24 separate the electrolytic cell 22 into an anode chamber 25 and a cathode chamber 26 at the left and right ends, and a balance chamber 27 in the middle.
An anode electrode 251 and an anode electrolyte are arranged in the anode chamber 25, and the anode chamber 25 is further provided with a sample inlet and a sample outlet.
A cathode electrode 261 and a cathode electrolyte are arranged in the cathode chamber 26, the cathode electrolyte is an electrolyte required for an electroreduction reaction of CO2; the cathode chamber 26 is further provided with a sample inlet and a sample outlet;
The sample inlet of the anode chamber 25 is connected to an outlet of the capture liquid of the CO2 capture subsystem 1, for using the capture liquid as the anode electrolyte.
The sample outlet of the anode chamber 25 is connected to the sample inlet of the cathode chamber 26, for introducing CO2 regenerated by anodic oxidation into the cathode chamber 26 for reduction.
The sample outlet of the balance chamber 27 is connected to an inlet of the absorption liquid of the CO2 capture subsystem 1, for supplementing an absorption liquid to the CO2 capture subsystem 1.
Specifically, the anode electrode 251 is an inert electrode, and the cathode electrode 261 is provided with a catalyst catalyzing CO2 to have an electroreduction reaction.
Specifically, the cathode electrolyte is one of a KHCO3 solution or a KCl solution with a concentration of 0.1 to 1 mol/L.
Specifically, the anion exchange membrane 24 is a hydroxide ion exchange membrane.
Specifically, the sample outlet of the anode chamber 25 and the sample inlet of the cathode chamber 26 are connected by an external channel, allowing the electroregenerated CO2 to enter the cathode chamber 26 for reduction.
Specifically, the CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem 2 further includes a power supply 21, and the anode electrode 251 and the cathode electrode 261 are connected to the two ends of the power supply 21 respectively.
Specifically, the structure of the CO2 capture subsystem 1 includes a spray tower 11, a liquid storage tank 12 and a spray device 13.
Specifically, the spray tower 11 is provided with a gas inlet, a gas outlet, tower plates 111 and a demister 112; the tower plates 111 are staggered to increase the contact area of a spray liquid and CO2.
Specifically, the liquid storage tank 12 includes a liquid storage tank body A 121 and a liquid storage tank body B 122;
The spray device 13 includes a pump 131, a spray head 132 and pipelines 133;
According to the system for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion, the CO2 capture liquid generated by the CO2 capture subsystem 1 flows into the CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem 2, and the absorption liquid regenerated by the CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem 2 flows back to the CO2 capture subsystem 1, so that the CO2 capture subsystem 1 and the CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem 2 are organically connected in series, achieving CO2 capture, regeneration and synchronous conversion, which enables the overall system to operate stably.
A method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion of the system for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion of the present application includes:
The method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion further includes:
The method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion further includes:
As an implementation, the above method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion, as shown in the FIGURE, includes as follows:
It can be understood by those skilled in the art that: the above description is only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Although the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, a person skilled in the art can still make modifications to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacements to some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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