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ELECNRTL Rate Based DGA Model PDF
ELECNRTL Rate Based DGA Model PDF
ELECNRTL Rate Based DGA Model PDF
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................3
1 Components .........................................................................................................4
2 Process Description..............................................................................................5
3 Physical Properties...............................................................................................6
4 Reactions ...........................................................................................................12
5 Simulation Approaches.......................................................................................15
7 Conclusions ........................................................................................................20
References ............................................................................................................21
2 Contents
Introduction
This file describes an Aspen Plus rate-based model of the CO2 capture process
by Diglycolamine (DGA) from a gas mixture of CH4, CO2 and H2S. The model
consists of only an absorber. The performance test data of a commercial
absorber reported by Dingman and Weiland (2001) [1] were used to specify
feed conditions and unit operation block specifications in the model.
Thermophysical property models and reaction kinetic models are based on the
works of Aspen Technology (2007)[2] and Pacheco et al. (2000)[3]. Transport
property models and model parameters have been validated against
experimental data from open literature.
The model presented here includes the following key modeling features:
True species including ions
Electrolyte NRTL method for liquid and RK equation of state for vapor
Concentration-based reaction kinetics
Electrolyte transport property models
Rate-based models for absorber with valve trays
Introduction 3
1 Components
4 1 Components
2 Process Description
The absorber data are reported by Dingman and Weiland (2001)[1] for CO2
capture by aqueous DGA solutions. Table 2 represents the typical operation
data:
Diameter 66 inches
Tray 16 Nutter trays on 2ft spacing
2 Process Description 5
3 Physical Properties
The electrolyte NRTL method and RK equation of state are used to compute
liquid and vapor properties respectively. Interaction parameters between
molecules and electrolytes have been regressed against literature CO2 and
H2S solubility data from Maddox et al. (1987)[4], Dingman et al. (1983)[5] and
Martin et al. (1978)[6].
CH4, N2, O2, CO, H2, CO2 and H2S are selected as Henry-components to which
Henry’s law is applied and the Henry’s constants are retrieved from Aspen
Plus databanks for these components with water and regressed against CO2
and H2S solubility data from Maddox et al. (1987)[4], Dingman et al. (1983)[5]
and Martin et al. (1978)[6] for CO2 and H2S with DGA. In the reactions
calculations, the activity coefficient basis for the Henry’s components is
chosen to be Aqueous. Therefore, in calculating the unsymmetric activity
coefficients (GAMUS) of the solutes, the infinite dilution activity coefficients
will be calculated based on infinite-dilution condition in pure water, instead of
in mixed solvents.
The liquid molar volume model and transport property models have been
updated and model parameters regressed from literature experimental data.
Specifications of the transport property models include:
For liquid molar volume, the Clarke model, called VAQCLK in Aspen Plus,
is used with option code of 1 to use the quadratic mixing rule for solvents.
The interaction parameter VLQKIJ for the quadratic mixing rule between
DGA and H2O is regressed against experimental data from Henni et al.
(2001)[7] and Valtz et al. (2004)[8]. The Clarke model parameter VLCLK/1
is also regressed for main electrolytes (DGAH+, HCO 3 ), (DGAH+, DGACOO
2
) and (DGAH+, CO 3 ) against experimental data from Huntsman Co.[9].
For liquid viscosity, the Jones-Dole electrolyte correction model, called
MUL2JONS in Aspen Plus, is used with the mass fraction based ASPEN
liquid mixture viscosity model for the solvent. There are three models for
electrolyte correction and the DGA model always uses the Jones-Dole
correction model. The three option codes for MUL2JONS are set to 1
(mixture viscosity weighted by mass fraction), 1 (always use Jones and
Dole equation when the parameters are available), and 2 (ASPEN liquid
mixture viscosity model), respectively. The interaction parameters
between DGA and H2O in the ASPEN liquid mixture viscosity model, MUKIJ
and MULIJ, are regressed against DGA-H2O viscosity experimental data
from Henni et al. (2001)[7]. The Jones-Dole model parameters, IONMUB,
for DGAH+ and DGACOO- are regressed against DGA-H2O-CO2 viscosity
6 3 Physical Properties
2
data from Huntsman Co.[9]; that of CO 3 is regressed against K2CO3-H2O
viscosity data from Pac et al. (1984)[13]; and that of HCO3- is regressed
against KHCO3-H2O viscosity data from Palaty (1992)[14].
For liquid surface tension, the Onsager-Samaras model, called SIG2ONSG
in Aspen Plus, is used with its option codes being -9 (exponent in mixing
rule) and 1 (electrolyte system), respectively. No additional adjusted
parameters are used in the surface tension.
For thermal conductivity, the Riedel electrolyte correction model, called
KL2RDL in Aspen Plus, is used.
For binary diffusivity, the Nernst-Hartley model, called DL1NST in Aspen
Plus, is used with option code of 1 (mixture viscosity weighted by mass
fraction).
In addition to the updates with the above transport properties, the aqueous
phase heat of formation at infinite dilution and 25°C (DHAQFM) for DGAH+
and DGACOO- and the heat capacity at infinite dilution (CPAQ0) for DGAH+
and DGACOO- are adjusted to fit to the literature data on heat of solution
from Christensen et al. (1986)[10].
The estimation results of various transport and thermal properties are
summarized in Figures 1-8. Note that acid gas loading is defined as the ratio
of the moles of apparent acid gas to the moles of apparent DGA. Apparent
means before reaction, so for example if 1 mole of DGA is added to 9 moles
of water, and then 0.3 moles of CO2 is added to this mixture at sufficient
pressure to dissolve all the CO2, then the CO2 loading is 0.3/1 = 0.3,
regardless of the forms of CO2 and DGA after reacting. Weight percent of DGA
is calculated without CO2, so in the above example, it is calculated from the
mixture of 1 mole DGA and 9 moles of water. Since DGA has a molecular
weight of 105.137 and water has a molecular weight of 18.015, this is
105.137/(105.137+9*18.015) = 0.39337 or about 39 wt% DGA.
1200
EXP DEA 10w t%
EXP DEA 20w t%
EXP DEA 30w t%
EXP DEA 40w t%
1150 EST DEA 10w t%
EST DEA 20w t%
EST DEA 30w t%
EST DEA 40w t%
1100
Density, kg/m3
1050
1000
950
900
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
CO2 Loading, m ol/m ol
3 Physical Properties 7
1200
EST DGA 10w t%
EST DGA 20w t%
EST DGA 30w t%
1150 EST DGA 40w t%
1050
1000
950
900
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
CO2 Loading
0.1
EST DGA 10w t%
EST DGA 20w t%
EST DGA 30w t%
EST DGA 40w t%
0.01
Viscosity, PaS
0.001
0.0001
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
CO2 Loading
8 3 Physical Properties
0.08
0.07
0.06
Surface Tension, N/m
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.7
0.6
Thermal Conductivity, Watt/m-K
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
3 Physical Properties 9
120
100
60
40
0
EXP Christensen86 DGA10w t%
EST DGA 10w t%
EXP Chistensen86 DGA20w t%
EST DGA 20w t%
-30000 EXP Christensen86 DGA40w t%
EST DGA 40w t%
EXP Christensen86 DGA60w t%
Heat of Solution, J/mol
-60000
-90000
-120000
-150000
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
CO2 Loading
10 3 Physical Properties
10000000
EXP Maddox87 313K
EST 313K
EXP Maddox87 333K
EST 333K
1000000
Pressure, Pa
100000
10000
1000
0.1 1
CO2 Loading
10000
EXP Martin78 323K
EST 323K
EXP Martin78 373K
EST 323K
1000
Pressure, KPa
100
10
1
0.01 0.1 1 10
H2S Loading
3 Physical Properties 11
4 Reactions
1 Equilibrium
DGAH H 2 O DGA H 3 O
2 Equilibrium
2H 2 O H 3 O OH
3 Equilibrium
CO 2 2H 2 O H 3 O HCO 3
4 Equilibrium
HCO 3 H 2 O H 3 O CO 32
5 Equilibrium
DGACOO H 2 O DGA HCO 3
6 Equilibrium
H 2 O H 2S HS H 3 O
7 Equilibrium
H 2 O HS S 2 H 3 O
12 4 Reactions
B. Reaction ID: DGA-REA
1 Equilibrium
DGAH H 2 O DGA H 3 O
2 Equilibrium
2H 2 O H 3 O OH
3 Equilibrium
HCO 3 H 2 O H 3 O CO 32
4 Kinetic
CO 2 OH HCO 3
5 Kinetic
HCO 3 CO 2 OH
6 Kinetic
DGA CO 2 H 2 O DGACOO - H 3 O
7 Kinetic
DGACOO - H 3 O DGA H 2 O CO 2
8 Equilibrium
H 2 O H 2S HS H 3 O
9 Equilibrium
H 2 O HS S 2 H 3 O
The equilibrium expressions for the reactions are taken from the work of
Austgen et al. (1989)[11]. The power law expressions are used for the rate-
controlled reactions (reactions 4-7 in DGA-REA) and the general power law
expression is:
E 1 1 N
r k T T0 exp C i i
n a
(1)
R T T0 i 1
Where:
r = Rate of reaction;
k = Pre-exponential factor;
T = Absolute temperature;
T0 = Reference temperature;
n = Temperature exponent;
E = Activation energy;
R = Universal gas constant;
N = Number of components in the reaction;
Ci = Concentration of component i;
ai = The stoichiometric coefficient of components i in the reaction equation.
If T0 is not specified, the reduced power law expression is used:
E N
r kT n exp ( ) C i i
a
(2)
RT i 1
In this file, the reduced expressions are used. In equation (2), the
concentration basis is Molarity, the factor n is zero, k and E are given in
Table 3. The kinetic parameters for reactions 6-7 in Table 3 are derived from
the work of Pacheco et al. (2001)[3]. The kinetic parameters for reaction 4 are
4 Reactions 13
taken from the work of Pinsent et al. (1956)[12] , and the kinetic parameters
for reaction 5 are calculated by using the kinetic parameters of reaction 4 and
the equilibrium constants of the reversible reactions 4 and 5.
14 4 Reactions
5 Simulation Approach
The case of the commercial absorber[1] for CO2 capture by a aqueous DGA
solution reported by Dingman and Weiland (2001)[1] is used in the simulation.
Simulation Flowsheet – The absorber has been modeled with the following
simulation flowsheet in Aspen Plus, shown in Figure 10.
GASOU T
LEANIN
ABSORBER
GASIN
R IC HOUT
5 Simulation Approach 15
Unit Operations - Major unit operations in this model have been represented
by Aspen Plus Blocks as outlined in Table 4.
16 5 Simulation Approach
Streams - Feeds to the absorber are gas stream GASIN containing CH4, CO2
and H2S and liquid solvent stream LEANIN containing aqueous DGA solution.
Feed conditions are summarized in Table 5. As the flow rate of LEANIN is not
provided in the literature [1], we estimate the value of LEANIN flow rate
under the assumption that the acid gas in GASIN are totally absorbed into the
DGA solution and the acid gas loading in RICHOUT is 0.5.
5 Simulation Approach 17
6 Simulation Results
The simulation was performed using Aspen Plus. The rate-based calculation
method is used in dealing with the mass transfer. Furthermore, there are two
possible approaches in deal with the chemical reactions in the liquid phase. In
the first approach, reaction kinetics for CO2 absorption by DGA and OH- are
considered while the remaining reactions are in chemical equilibrium by using
REACION DGA-REA of the model in the calculation of the absorber. In the
second approach, all liquid phase reactions are assumed to reach chemical
equilibrium by using the CHEMISTRY DGA of the model in the calculations of
the absorber.
It is found that, due to the extremely high reaction rate between CO2 with
DGA, Aspen Rate-Based Distillation is not able to converge reliably when the
kinetic treatment for the reactions is used in the simulation. Considering the
fact that the reaction rates of CO2 with DGA are so high that the equilibrium
treatment is a reasonable approximation, we used the equilibrium reaction
treatment in this simulation. The simulation converges reliably with use of
CHEMISTRY DGA for all stages of the absorber and the key simulation results
are presented in Table 6. The measured versus calculated absorber liquid and
vapor temperature profiles are presented in Figure 11.
18 6 Simulation Results
240
Measured
220
AspenPlus, Liquid
200
AspenPlus, Vapor
Temperature, F
180
160
140
120
100
0 5 10 15 20
Stage Num ber
6 Simulation Results 19
7 Conclusions
The DGA model provides a rate-based rigorous simulation of the process. Key
features of this rigorous simulation include electrolyte thermodynamics and
solution chemistry, chemical equilibrium for the liquid phase reactions,
rigorous transport property modeling, rate-based multi-stage simulation with
Aspen Rate-Based Distillation which incorporates heat and mass transfer
correlations accounting for columns specifics and hydraulics.
The model is meant to be used as a guide for modeling the CO2 capture
process with DGA. You may use it as a starting point for more sophisticated
models for process development, debottlenecking, plant and equipment
design, among others.
The Rate-Based DGA model with liquid phase reaction kinetics is found to be
too difficult to converge. It is recommended that chemical equilibrium
treatment for the DGA liquid phase reactions be used for the time being to
provide a satisfactory approximation. This model will be updated when Aspen
Rate-Based Distillation convergence capability is further advanced.
20 7 Conclusions
References
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Gas Conditioning Conference, 2001
[2] Aspen Technology Inc., 2007
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References 21
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