Accelerated Aging and Qualitative Degradation Pathway Analysis of CO2 Capture Solvents Containing Ionic Liquids

作者：LaFrate Andrew L; Huffman Michael C; Brown Nathan; Shannon Matthew S; Belmore Ken; Bara Jason E; Brown Alfred E^*

来源：Energy & Fuels, 2012, 26(8): 5345-5349.

DOI：10.1021/ef300731a

A qualitative study was conducted to analyze degradation of CO2 capture solvents containing ionic liquids by GC/MS under a variety of conditions representative of the carbon capture process. Aqueous monoethanolamine (MEA) was used as a benchmark for solvent degradation and compared to two advanced CO2 capture solvents containing ionic liquids. Accelerated aging experiments were conducted in the laboratory by exposing solvents to various gases (N-2, air, CO2, or SO2) at elevated temperature in sealed cylinders. Degradation products were analyzed by GC/MS and key pathways leading to their formation were elucidated. For all solvents, degradation was most rapid and lead to a wider array of products in the presence of CO2 compared to the other studied gases. The ionic liquid solvents showed enhanced degradation and a different set of degradation products than those observed for MBA. In one case, the anion of the ionic liquid was found to be reactive and led to a unique primary degradation mechanism not seen in other solvents. The polar and charged nature of the ionic liquid solvents is also believed to enhance the nucleophilic substitution reaction rates that lead to amine oligomerization degradation products in these types of systems.

• 出版日期2012-8