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DEVELOPING NOVEL ADSORBENT MATERIALS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL FROM ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENTS
- Date Issued:
- 2021
- Abstract/Description:
- Exposure to high CO2 levels in enclosed environments may result in adverse health impacts. To provide a safe breathing environment, the exhaled gases must be removed. Currently, NASA uses a multi-bed system known as the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) for CO2 removal. The process involves cyclic adsorption-desorption using zeolite-5A molecular sieves. Owing to the presence of a wet gaseous mixture and the hydrophilic nature of zeolite-5A, the removal of CO2 and water vapor must be conducted in two separate vessels, resulting in additional costs. Therefore, the objective of this study was to integrate and intensify the process utilizing amine-grafted silica. Adsorbent performance was gauged on equilibrium CO2 uptake and kinetics, activation temperature, CO2 desorption temperature, and consecutive cycling in the presence of 1 vol.% CO2 in N2 at 25 °C. Aminosilica outperformed 5A and achieved similar equilibrium CO2 uptake while exhibiting faster kinetics, and lower desorption and regeneration temperature requirements.
Title: | DEVELOPING NOVEL ADSORBENT MATERIALS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL FROM ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENTS. |
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Name(s): |
Ahsan, Sara , author Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering College of Engineering and Computer Science |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Date Created: | 2021 | |
Date Issued: | 2021 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 113 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | Exposure to high CO2 levels in enclosed environments may result in adverse health impacts. To provide a safe breathing environment, the exhaled gases must be removed. Currently, NASA uses a multi-bed system known as the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) for CO2 removal. The process involves cyclic adsorption-desorption using zeolite-5A molecular sieves. Owing to the presence of a wet gaseous mixture and the hydrophilic nature of zeolite-5A, the removal of CO2 and water vapor must be conducted in two separate vessels, resulting in additional costs. Therefore, the objective of this study was to integrate and intensify the process utilizing amine-grafted silica. Adsorbent performance was gauged on equilibrium CO2 uptake and kinetics, activation temperature, CO2 desorption temperature, and consecutive cycling in the presence of 1 vol.% CO2 in N2 at 25 °C. Aminosilica outperformed 5A and achieved similar equilibrium CO2 uptake while exhibiting faster kinetics, and lower desorption and regeneration temperature requirements. | |
Identifier: | FA00013844 (IID) | |
Degree granted: | Thesis (MS)--Florida Atlantic University, 2021. | |
Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
Subject(s): |
Carbon dioxide Adsorption Air--Purification Silica Zeolites |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013844 | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |