Effects of various factors on biogas purification and nano-CaCO3 synthesis in a membrane reactor

Jun Zhou, Xun Cao, Xiao Yu Yong, Shu Ya Wang, Xi Liu, Yi Lu Chen, Tao Zheng, Ping Kai Ouyang

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Abstract

Reducing CO2 content will significantly improve biogas quality. In this study, a CO2/Ca(OH)2 precipitation reaction was used to purify biogas and prepare CaCO3 nanoparticles simultaneously in a membrane reactor. Results showed that the rate of biogas purification was greater than 99%, and CaCO3 particles were successfully formed in the membrane reactor, which was detected with an average particle size between 300 and 550 nm with chemical additives. Further experiments revealed that the flow rate of biogas, temperature, and different chemical additives showed negligible effects on the biogas purification efficiency, while CaCO3 particle size decreased with the increasing flow rate and increased with the increasing temperature. The average particle sizes of the CaCO3 particles were 334, 537, 437, and 867 nm, corresponding to the addition of EDTA, ZnSO 4, Na6O18P6, and the control, respectively. This method was proven to be an effective technique of simultaneously purifying biogas and synthesizing nano-CaCO3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1702-1706
Number of pages5
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume53
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Jan 2014

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