Optimizing Direct Air Capture Solvents to Minimize Energy Consumption of CO2 Release in a Carbonate Electrolyzer
ECS Advances(2024)
摘要
Addressing climate change by carbon management is critical to achieving the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In this work, we examined the electrochemically-driven recovery of CO _2 during alkaline solvent regeneration for solvent-based direct air capture. A mathematical model was developed by incorporating carbonate chemistry with water electrolysis to predict the energy consumption per unit of CO _2 released. The predicted results were consistent with the experimental data, in which the experimental work was achieved by characterizing alkalinity and carbon loading values of solvent collected from a flow carbonate electrolyzer. Through this study, we learned that minimizing the energy expended on CO _2 release can be achieved by using an anolyte with a lower alkalinity, increasing the electric charge input to the electrolyzer, and reducing the ohmic resistance of the electrolyzer. Furthermore, using a supporting electrolyte, e.g., Na _2 SO _4 in the present work, effectively compensates for the higher ohmic resistance from using an anolyte with a lower alkalinity.
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direct air capture,electrolysis,carbon capture solvent,energy consumption
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