Nathan A. Fine
Texas Carbon Management Program University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemical Engineering September 18, 2013
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Nitrosamine Formation in Amine Scrubbing Nathan A. Fine Texas Carbon Management Program University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemical Engineering September 18, 2013 1 Outline Motivation Carcinogenicity Nitrosamine Cycle
Texas Carbon Management Program University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemical Engineering September 18, 2013
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Carcinogenicity Nitrosamine Cycle
NO2 absorption Nitrosation from nitrite
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React in target organs to form diazonium-carbocation
intermediates
Leads to DNA alkylation and tumor growth Over 80% are carcinogenic
Inami et. al 2009
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Stri ripper Absorb
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Solvent reservoir
N2 CO2 Vent
NO2 flux
Kg and kg’
FTIR [NO2]WWC [NO2]bypass 5000ppm NO2/N2
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WWC Shen 1997
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 0.1 1 10 100
NO2 Flux*105 (mol/s m2) PNO2 LM (Pa) 6% NO2 absorption For 5ppm NO2
0.01 M NaOH, T=20 °C
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MEA
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NO2 Flux*105 (mol/s m2)
PNO2 LM (Pa)
9m MEA, α=0.38 T=40 °C
Absorption dominated by k’g MEA at 5 ppm NO2
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Loaded 9m MEA Loaded 8m PZ Unloaded MDEA
1 10 100 0.01 0.1 1 10
k'g Am *105 (mol/s m2 Pa) Free Alkalinity (m) β=65% NO2 absorption β=98% NO2 absorption β=100% NO2 absorption
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Stri ripper Absorb
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ME MEA MAE AE DE DEA PZ PZ
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kMo
Mode del *10
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6 (s
(s-1) kObs
bs *10
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6 (s
(s-1)
k3 100C (M-2s-1) Ea (kJ/mol) 84 62 42 680 73
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0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 0.000 0.005 0.010 0.015 0.020
NDELA Yield
[DEA]/[MEA]
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DEA diluted in 9m MEA, α=0.38 T=150 °C for 3 hours
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HEEDA HEGly
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Relative Reactivity (R) MEA Loading (Mol CO2/mol MEA)
DEA Experimental
*Carbamate and protonate stability for DEA/MEA extrapolated from 40 °C
2° Amine diluted in 9m MEA, α=0.38 Heated at 120 °C for 24 hours
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Tertiary amines do not form carbamates
Nitrosate very slowly Yield from 2° amine nitrosation is close to unity at promoter
concentrations
Blend MNPZ Yield (%) 0.1-8m PZ 95±11 PZ/Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) 85 PZ/Triethanolamine (TEA) 102 PZ/Dimethylaminopropanol (DMAP) 93 PZ/Diethylaminoethanol (DEAE) 96 2m PZ / 7m 3° amine; α=0.25; Heated for 3 hours at T = 150 °C
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0.1 1 10 100 9m MEA, 10 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 9m MEA, 50 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 8m PZ, T=150 °C 7m MDEA/2m PZ T=135 °C
Nitrosamine (mM)
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0.1 1 10 100 9m MEA, 10 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 9m MEA, 50 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 8m PZ, T=150 °C 7m MDEA/2m PZ T=135 °C
Nitrosamine (mM)
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0.1 1 10 100 9m MEA, 10 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 9m MEA, 50 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 8m PZ, T=150 °C 7m MDEA/2m PZ T=135 °C
Nitrosamine (mM)
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0.1 1 10 100 9m MEA, 10 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 9m MEA, 50 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 8m PZ, T=150 °C 7m MDEA/2m PZ T=135 °C
Nitrosamine (mM)
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0.1 1 10 100 9m MEA, 10 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 9m MEA, 50 mM HeGly, T=120 °C 8m PZ, T=150 °C 7m MDEA/2m PZ T=135 °C
Nitrosamine (mM)
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Solution Preparation
0.1-8m amine, α=0.1-0.4 50 mmol/kg NaNO2
Batch Experiment
Loaded in \ inch Swagelok thermal cylinders Convection oven at 80-150°C Quenched in water bath at 21 °C Stored in amber vials and analyzed within a week
Pseudo-first order observed rate determined from nitrite
disappearance
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