TY - JOUR
T1 - Status and progress of membrane contactors in post-combustion carbon capture
T2 - A state-of-the-art review of new developments
AU - Zhao, Shuaifei
AU - Feron, Paul H M
AU - Deng, Liyuan
AU - Favre, Eric
AU - Chabanon, Elodie
AU - Yan, Shuiping
AU - Hou, Jingwei
AU - Chen, Vicki
AU - Qi, Hong
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Post-combustion carbon capture (PCC), which can be retrofitted to existing units in power plants worldwide, is regarded as the first technologically feasible and effective way to combat human-induced climate change. The membrane contactor is an emerging and promising membrane technology for PCC as it integrates the benefits of both liquid absorption (high selectivity) and membrane separation (modularity and compactness). This review aims to provide a state-of-the-art assessment of the research work carried out so far on membrane contactor technology in PCC. It details common aspects of membrane contactors, such as technological advantages, membrane wetting, mass transfer and module design, as well as new advances (e.g., new membranes and absorbents used in absorption processes) and novel applications (e.g., direct CO2 stripping and integrated heat recovery in desorption processes). Moreover, the difference in performance between membrane absorption and conventional absorption is also compared and discussed. Lastly, we discuss the status and progress of membrane contactors in PCC and offer some recommendations for future work. This paper provides a clear overview on the recent developments of membrane contactor technology in PCC.
AB - Post-combustion carbon capture (PCC), which can be retrofitted to existing units in power plants worldwide, is regarded as the first technologically feasible and effective way to combat human-induced climate change. The membrane contactor is an emerging and promising membrane technology for PCC as it integrates the benefits of both liquid absorption (high selectivity) and membrane separation (modularity and compactness). This review aims to provide a state-of-the-art assessment of the research work carried out so far on membrane contactor technology in PCC. It details common aspects of membrane contactors, such as technological advantages, membrane wetting, mass transfer and module design, as well as new advances (e.g., new membranes and absorbents used in absorption processes) and novel applications (e.g., direct CO2 stripping and integrated heat recovery in desorption processes). Moreover, the difference in performance between membrane absorption and conventional absorption is also compared and discussed. Lastly, we discuss the status and progress of membrane contactors in PCC and offer some recommendations for future work. This paper provides a clear overview on the recent developments of membrane contactor technology in PCC.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.03.051
DO - 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.03.051
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84962432255
SN - 0376-7388
VL - 511
SP - 180
EP - 206
JO - Journal of Membrane Science
JF - Journal of Membrane Science
ER -