Computational Studies for CO2 Capture in Microstructured Membrane Reactors
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May 2021
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Abstract
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major atmospheric greenhouse gases. The continuous
increase of CO2 concentration and its long atmospheric lifetime may cause long-term negative
effects on the climate. It is important to develop technologies in order to capture and minimize
those emissions into the atmosphere. The objective of this work is to design and study
theoretically a microstructured reactor in order to be used as a capture system. This work
focuses on the geometrical parameters that affect the uniform flow distribution in a
microreactor. The flow distribution was firstly tested on 2D simulations and then the results
were approved by 3D CFD models. Moreover, in order to maximize the throughput of the
system, four parallel microplates were used where even flow distribution was achieved into
each layer of the microreactor.
increase of CO2 concentration and its long atmospheric lifetime may cause long-term negative
effects on the climate. It is important to develop technologies in order to capture and minimize
those emissions into the atmosphere. The objective of this work is to design and study
theoretically a microstructured reactor in order to be used as a capture system. This work
focuses on the geometrical parameters that affect the uniform flow distribution in a
microreactor. The flow distribution was firstly tested on 2D simulations and then the results
were approved by 3D CFD models. Moreover, in order to maximize the throughput of the
system, four parallel microplates were used where even flow distribution was achieved into
each layer of the microreactor.
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