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Techno-economic assessment of postcombustion carbon capture using high-performance nanoporous single-layer graphene membranes

Micari, Marina  
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Dakhchoune, Mostapha  
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Agrawal, Kumar Varoon  
January 26, 2021
Journal of Membrane Science

High-performance membranes have emerged as an energy-efficient alternative to absorption-based postcombustion carbon capture. So far, the techno-economic analyses have been centered around the polymeric membranes. Recently, nanoporous single-layer graphene (NSLG) membranes have yielded large CO2 permeance, making them attractive for capture. Herein, we assess the techno-economic feasibility of NSLG-based capture using an optimized process. The most suitable system to achieve recovery and purity of 90% comprises a double-stage process with (i) recycle of 2nd stage retentate, and (ii) multi-staged vacuum pumps for the permeate, including roots pumps in series with liquid-ring pumps and intermittent condensers for water vapor. The high CO2 permeance of NSLG makes the vacuum process without feed compression more economically competitive, even if the area required is higher. Attractive capture penalties are estimated despite a conservative membrane cost (500 $/m2): 41.2 and 31.8 $/tonCO2 from wet feeds with CO2 concentration of 10% and 13.5%, respectively, corresponding to energy penalty of 1.53 and 1.24 MJ/kgCO2. For steel and cement industries where CO2 concentration is favorably high (25%) but electricity cost is also higher (0.10–0.20 $/kWh), the capture penalty ranges from 28.0 to 46.0 $/tonCO2. Overall, the analysis shows that NSLG membranes are competitive with state-of-the-art processes for postcombustion capture.

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DOI
10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119103
Author(s)
Micari, Marina  
Dakhchoune, Mostapha  
Agrawal, Kumar Varoon  
Date Issued

2021-01-26

Published in
Journal of Membrane Science
Volume

624

Article Number

119103

Subjects

Postcombustion carbon capture

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Nanoporous single-layer graphene membranes

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Techno-economic feasibility

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Gas separation

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Membrane process

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