A novel carrier, 2, 3-diaminopropionic acid (DAPA), was proposed for the facilitated transport of CO
2, and experiments on the separation of CO
2 from a mixture of 10% CO
2 and 90% N
2 were performed using supported liquid membranes to evaluate the performance of this carrier. DAPA exists in four kinds of ionic forms in the aqueous solution depending on its pH. It was found that the membranes containing DAPA (C), which has one free amino group and the membrane containing DAPA (D), which has two free amino groups, showed much higher CO
2 permeance Q
co2 and selectivity of CO
2 from N
2 than the membranes containing monoethanolamine or Cs
2CO
3 as CO
2 carriers. It was deduced from the observed solubility of CO
2 in aqueous DAPA solutions that one mole of CO
2 reacts with two moles of DAPA (C) and also that CO
2 reacts with one mole of DAPA (D). Both Q
co2 and selectivity increased with increasing temperature. The values of Q
co2 and selectivity observed with the DAPA (C) membrane at 25°C were 1.00×10
-4cm
3 (STP) / (cm
2s cmHg) and 650, respectively, and the corresponding values at 70°C were 1.79×10-4cm3 (STP) / (cm
2s cmHg) and 1240, respectively. The membrane was table at high temperatures probably because the loss of DAPA from the membrane by its evaporation was very small due to its very low vapor pressure. These results suggest that DAPA is promising as a carrier for CO
2.
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