The structure identification and carbonation characteristics of several potassium-based supported sorbents for CO2 capture were investigated with TGA,XRD,XRF,SEM and N2 adsorption method.Potassium-based sorbents were prepared by impregnation with potassium carbonate on supports,such as cocoanut activated charcoal(AC1),coal active carbon(AC2),silica gel(SG)and diatomite(DT)using the iso-volume impregnation method.The results showed that the K2CO3 loading amounts of AC1,AC2,SG and DT were 24.1%,22.5%,21.7% and 19.1% respectively.The surface area and pore volume of K2CO3/AC1 and K2CO3/AC2 were larger than others.In contrast,those of K2CO3/DT were small.For K2CO3/SG,pore volume was large but surface area was small.K2CO3/AC1 and K2CO3/AC2 showed excellent carbonation capacity.However,the carbonation capacities of K2CO3/SG and K2CO3/DT were low.The difference in carbonation capacity of those sorbents were attributed to the difference in pore structure,leading to different supported sorbents.
The carbonation characteristics of K2CO3/Al2O3 supported sorbent for CO2 capture was investigated with thermogravimetric apparatus(TGA),X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy analysis(SEM)and N2 adsorption.The results showed that the carbonation rate of K2CO3 before being loaded on Al2O3 was slow.However,the K2CO3/Al2O3supported sorbent showed excellent carbonation performance.The difference in carbonation behavior between K2CO3and K2CO3/Al2O3supported sorbent was analyzed from the microscopic view.The analytical reagent K2CO3 sample was of monoclinic crystal structure and could react quickly with H2O in the experimental carbonation environment to produce K2CO3·1.5H2O,which was unfavorable to carbonation reaction.When K2CO3was loaded on Al2O3,the surface area and porosity of the sorbent was improved greatly.So the carbonation properties of the K2CO3/Al2O3 supported sorbent was also improved.
