System and method for co2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024084463-A1
Application number	US-202318550629-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 4, 2023
Priority date	Feb 25, 2022
Publication date	Mar 14, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for CO2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion are provided. The system includes a CO2 capture subsystem, which uses an absorption liquid to capture CO2 and generate a capture liquid; and a CO2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem, including a cathode chamber provided with a cathode electrode, a sample inlet, and a sample outlet, an anode chamber having an anode electrode, a sample inlet connected to an outlet of the capture liquid of the CO2 capture subsystem, and a sample outlet connected to the sample inlet of the cathode chamber for introducing CO2 regenerated by anodic oxidation into the cathode chamber for electroreduction, and a balance chamber in the middle having a sample outlet connected to an inlet of the absorption liquid of the CO2 capture subsystem. The system can perform self-circulation and stably operate, to capture, regenerate and convert CO2.

First claim

1 . A system for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion, comprising: a CO 2 capture subsystem and a CO 2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem;
wherein the CO 2 capture subsystem uses an absorption liquid to capture CO 2 and generate a capture liquid; the CO 2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem comprises an electrolytic cell; a cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane are arranged in the electrolytic cell at an interval, the cation exchange membrane and the anion exchange membrane separate the electrolytic cell into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber at the left and right ends, and a balance chamber in the middle;
an anode electrode is arranged in the anode chamber, the anode chamber is further provided with a sample inlet and a sample outlet; a cathode electrode is arranged in the cathode chamber, and the cathode chamber is further provided with a sample inlet and a sample outlet; the balance chamber is provided with a sample outlet; and
the sample inlet of the anode chamber is connected to an outlet of the capture liquid of the CO 2 capture subsystem, and the sample outlet of the anode chamber is connected to the sample inlet of the cathode chamber for introducing CO 2 regenerated by anodic oxidation into the cathode chamber for electroreduction; and the sample outlet of the balance chamber is connected to an inlet of the absorption liquid of the CO 2 capture subsystem.

2 . The system for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion according to claim 1 , wherein the anode electrode is an inert electrode, and the cathode electrode is provided with a catalyst catalyzing CO 2 to have an electroreduction reaction.

3 . The system for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion according to claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem further comprises a power supply, and the anode electrode and the cathode electrode are connected to the two ends of the power supply respectively.

4 . The system for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion according to claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 capture subsystem comprises a spray tower, a liquid storage tank and a spray device;
the spray tower is provided with a gas inlet, a gas outlet, tower plates and a demister; the liquid storage tank comprises a liquid storage tank body A and a liquid storage tank body B; the liquid storage tank body A receives the capture liquid at the bottom of the spray tower and is connected to the sample inlet of the anode chamber; the liquid storage tank body B stores the fresh alkali absorption liquid and is connected to the sample outlet of the balance chamber; and the spray device comprises a pump, a spray head and pipelines; and
the spray head is connected to the liquid storage tank body B through the pipelines, and the pump is arranged on the pipelines.

5 . A method for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion of the system for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion according to claim 1 , comprising:
introducing the gas containing CO 2 into the CO 2 capture subsystem and capturing the CO 2 by means of the absorption liquid to generate a capture liquid; introducing the capture liquid into the anode chamber of the CO 2 electroregeneration and synchronous conversion subsystem, using the capture liquid as an anode electrolyte of the anode chamber, and enabling carbonate ions CO 3 2− in the capture liquid to be regenerated into CO 2 by electrooxidation while generating cations, the cations entering the balance chamber through the cation exchange membrane; introducing the regenerated CO 2 into the cathode chamber for electroreduction to generate high value-added products while consuming protons H + in the solution to increase the concentration of hydroxide ions OH − , the hydroxide ions OH − entering the balance chamber through the anion exchange membrane; regenerating the hydroxide ions OH − and the cations in the balance chamber into a new ab sorption liquid; and introducing the regenerated new absorption liquid into the CO 2 capture subsystem for capturing CO 2 , forming a cycle of CO 2 capture, electroregeneration and synchronous conversion.

6 . The method for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion according to claim 5 , further comprising:
discharging the high value-added products through the sample outlet of the cathode chamber;

7 . The method for CO 2 capture and electroregeneration and synchronous conversion according to claim 5 , further comprising:
the cathode electrode being provided with a catalyst for CO 2 electroreduction, achieving the oriented preparation of different high value-added products, such as CO, methane, methanol, formic acid, ethanol, acetic acid or propanol, from CO 2 by changing the type of the catalyst.

Assignees

• Univ Southeast

Inventors

• Xiao Rui
• Liu Chao
• Li Tao
• Xu Weicong
• Li Peijun
• Gong Feng

Classifications

• C25B3/26 Primary

  of carbon dioxide · CPC title

• C25B15/087

  Recycling of electrolyte to electrochemical cell · CPC title

• C25B9/60 Primary

  Constructional parts of cells · CPC title

• C25B9/23

  comprising ion-exchange membranes in or on which electrode material is embedded · CPC title

• C25B3/07

  Oxygen containing compounds · CPC title