It was when our science fair project team were researching about ways to separate carbon dioxide from steam, in order to store it underground for sequestration. The reason was because we thought about methane combustion and agreed that how about that instead of releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, how about we store it underground, where under extreme pressure, carbon dioxide will break down into carbon and oxygen (eventually).
And then I was given the job of designing (but primarily researching) the structure of the carbon dioxide scrubber that uses monoethanolamine.
But the problem was the time management, so I thought of one and put it on paper.
So here it is...
So let me start by first describing its structure.
The upper column is known as the cool column. It should has temperature range from about 30°C to 50°C.
This is so because the upper structure is relatively cooler than the lower one, hence the name.
Now, let me concentrate on the cool column and the whole journey of the gases.
The starting gases are chosen as steam and carbon dioxide because the bi products of methane combustion are these.
So steam and carbon dioxide are passed through a bed soaked with monoethanolamine. This structure needs to be a bit delicate because once carbon dioxide has bonded with monoethanolamine, the carbon dioxide bonded monoethanolamine can drop down and slide off into the hot column. Thus, a specific sensor can be used.
But the steam does not form any bond, thus it moves out into a condenser or trace amounts can be contained for cooling purposes.
Meanwhile, the bed of monoethanolamine can be constantly kept wet using occasional bullets of fresh unreacted monoethanolamine.
So that is it for the week. But don't miss the next article on THURSDAY, because I am going to describe the rest of the structure.
And... oh, yeah, one more thing. ANY QUERIES ABOUT THIS DESIGN CAN BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS BOX. I WILL TRY MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DRAWBACKS POINTED OUT.
Well, if want to continue to read till Thursday...
See ya!
And then I was given the job of designing (but primarily researching) the structure of the carbon dioxide scrubber that uses monoethanolamine.
But the problem was the time management, so I thought of one and put it on paper.
So here it is...
The upper column is known as the cool column. It should has temperature range from about 30°C to 50°C.
This is so because the upper structure is relatively cooler than the lower one, hence the name.
The starting gases are chosen as steam and carbon dioxide because the bi products of methane combustion are these.
So steam and carbon dioxide are passed through a bed soaked with monoethanolamine. This structure needs to be a bit delicate because once carbon dioxide has bonded with monoethanolamine, the carbon dioxide bonded monoethanolamine can drop down and slide off into the hot column. Thus, a specific sensor can be used.
But the steam does not form any bond, thus it moves out into a condenser or trace amounts can be contained for cooling purposes.
Meanwhile, the bed of monoethanolamine can be constantly kept wet using occasional bullets of fresh unreacted monoethanolamine.
So that is it for the week. But don't miss the next article on THURSDAY, because I am going to describe the rest of the structure.
And... oh, yeah, one more thing. ANY QUERIES ABOUT THIS DESIGN CAN BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS BOX. I WILL TRY MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DRAWBACKS POINTED OUT.
Well, if want to continue to read till Thursday...
See ya!
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