WO2011072122A1 - Lavage à l'eau/carbonate pour la régénération d'un adsorbeur de capture de co2 et l'apport de co2 à des photoautotrophes - Google Patents

Lavage à l'eau/carbonate pour la régénération d'un adsorbeur de capture de co2 et l'apport de co2 à des photoautotrophes Download PDF

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WO2011072122A1
WO2011072122A1 PCT/US2010/059684 US2010059684W WO2011072122A1 WO 2011072122 A1 WO2011072122 A1 WO 2011072122A1 US 2010059684 W US2010059684 W US 2010059684W WO 2011072122 A1 WO2011072122 A1 WO 2011072122A1
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  • the invention relates to the fields of chemistry and biology. More specifically, the invention relates to capture of C0 2 from a gas phase and subsequent delivery of the carbon to a medium promoting the growth of photoautotrophic organisms and the production of biofuels therefrom.
  • US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0138265 [leading to U.S. Patent 7,699,909] discloses methods and systems for extracting, capturing, reducing, storing, sequestering, or disposing of carbon dioxide (C0 2 ), particularly from the air.
  • US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0087165 (leading to U.S. Patent 7,708,806 and in the family of PCT Application No. PCT/US2007/080229) discloses the extraction of C0 2 from air using conventional extraction methods or by using a humidity swing or electro dialysis method, and the subsequent delivery of C0 2 to a greenhouse or algal culture.
  • US Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0120288 discloses the removal of carbon dioxide, from ambient air various sorbent technologies.
  • anthropogenic streams e.g., flue gas from coal fired power plants.
  • the invention provides a system for delivery of carbon to a photoautotroph.
  • the system comprises a stream containing C0 2 ; a solid adsorbent comprising an amine or other solid sorbent suitable for C0 2 capture; a carbonate-based stripping fluid; a device for washing the C0 2 loaded sorbent with the carbonate stripping solution, thereby allowing the removal of C0 2 from the sorbent and formation of a bicarbonate contacting solution; a C0 2 selective membrane incorporated into a module allowing transfer of C0 2 between the bicarbonate rich contacting fluid and a photoautotroph culture medium; and a microfiltration membrane which prevents direct contact between the algae and the bicarbonate contacting solution, wherein the photoautotroph culture medium is enriched with bicarbonate providing carbon for algal growth.
  • the invention provides a method for delivering carbon to a photoautotroph.
  • the method comprises providing a stream containing C0 2 ; passing the C0 2 over a solid adsorbent comprising an amine or other solid sorbent suitable for C0 2 capture; passing a carbonate -based stripping fluid over the C0 2 loaded sorbent, thereby allowing the removal of C0 2 from the sorbent and formation of a bicarbonate contacting solution; utilizing a C0 2 selective membrane that allows the transfer of C0 2 between the bicarbonate rich contacting fluid and a photoautotroph culture medium; and utilizing a microfiltration membrane to prevent direct contact between the algae and the bicarbonate contacting solution, wherein the photoautotroph culture medium is enriched with bicarbonate providing carbon for algal growth.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic of an integrated system illustrating elements of the first embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic of a system without the C0 2 selective membrane - example 2.
  • Figure 4 gives the gas phase analysis demonstrating C0 2 capture with an APTES sorbent and quantifies the amount of C0 2 on sorbent to be stripped by carbonate solution.
  • Figure 5 gives the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration of the aqueous solution as a function of time during the packed bed desorption experiment.
  • Figure 6 gives the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration in the C0 2 lean stream as a function a time which indicates C0 2 flux across the PDMS membrane.
  • DIC dissolved inorganic carbon
  • Figure 7 gives real time pH measurements as a function of time in the C0 2 lean stream as a function a time indicating C0 2 flux across the PDMS membrane.
  • Figure 8 gives A) The dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and B) the aqueous C0 2 concentration of each solution as a function of time during the liquid/liquid membrane contactor experiment (Example 3).
  • photoautotroph refers to algae and cyanobacteria; more particularly it refers to macro algae or micro algae or cyanobacteria.
  • macro algae seaweeds
  • meacro algae refers to eukaryotic multicellular plants growing in salt, brackish or fresh water. They are classified into three broad groups based on their pigmentation: i) brown seaweed (Phaeophyceae); ii) red seaweed (Rhodophyceae) and iii) green seaweed iii) Chlorophyceae.
  • Non-limiting examples include: Laminaria, Undaria, Gracilaria,
  • micro algae refers to eukaryotic photoautotrophic organisms that may be unicellular or filamentous and found to be growing in salt, brackish, and fresh water or growing on land (terrestrial species).
  • eukaryotic micro algae include the diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), the green algae (Chlorophyceae), and the golden algae (Chrysophyceae) and all those described in Eukaryotic Microalgae
  • Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic, prokaryotic organisms that may be unicellular or filamentous.
  • Non-limiting examples include species of Chamaesiphon, Chroococcidiopsis, Arthrospira, Anabaena, Chlorogloeopsis, Chroococcus, Dermocarpella, Geitlerinema, Anabaenopsis, Fischerella Cyanothece, Myxosarcina Leptolyngbya Aphanizomenon, Dactylococcopsis, Pleurocapsa, Lyngbya, Calothrix, Gloeobacter, Stanieria, Microcoleus, Cylindrospermum, Gloeocapsa, Xenococcus, Oscillatoria, Microchaete, Gloeothece, Pseudanabaena , Nodularia, Microcystis, Spirulina, Nostoc, Synechococcus, Symploca, Scytonem
  • FIG. 1 depicts a system for delivery of carbon species to a photoautotroph including the elements: a stream containing C0 2 [element (1)], a solid adsorbent suitable for C0 2 capture [element (2)], a carbonate-based stripping fluid [element (3)], a device for washing the C0 2 loaded sorbent with the carbonate stripping solution, thereby allowing the removal of C0 2 from the sorbent and formation of a bicarbonate contacting solution [element (4)], a C0 2 selective membrane incorporated into a module allowing transfer of C0 2 between the bicarbonate rich contacting fluid and a photoautotroph culture medium [element (5)] and a microfiltration membrane which prevents direct contact between the algae and the bicarbonate contacting solution [element (6)].
  • Embodiments of the concept illustrated in Figure 1 could involve one sorbent bed, or more than one sorbent bed.
  • the "one sorbent bed” embodiment could be done with the one bed sorbing C0 2 at night, from ambient air for example, and desorbing/stripping during the day as that would match the demand pattern of photoautotrophs.
  • the two notations of element (2) in Figure 1 also illustrate that the point of entry of the stream containing C0 2 is distinct from the point of departure of the loaded stream.
  • This process concept is based on the chemical reaction of carbonate with C0 2 and water to form a bicarbonate.
  • the reaction of sodium carbonate to form sodium bicarbonate is illustrated in equation 1 (computed using Heats of Formation of all species from Felder and Rousseau, Principles of Chemical Processes, 3 rd ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2005).
  • the complete regeneration from an amine-based based sorption system involves removal of C0 2 from the carbamate complex that is formed during capture.
  • the carbamate formation reaction is shown in equation 2.
  • a typical solid adsorbent used for C0 2 capture may be comprised of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. As a result the effective heat of reaction is expected to be in the range of -50 to -85 kJ/mol C0 2 .
  • the adsorbent may be a solid made of: porous inorganic, polymer with amine functionality (primary, secondary, tertiary or any combination) including ion exchange resins which form quaternary amine salts, or any other material which has a suitable binding energy for the physisorption or chemisorption of C0 2 .
  • amine functionality primary, secondary, tertiary or any combination
  • ion exchange resins which form quaternary amine salts
  • any other material which has a suitable binding energy for the physisorption or chemisorption of C0 2 .
  • This type of chemistry allows for the removal of C0 2 from the loaded adsorbent under milder conditions.
  • This approach also utilizes the chemistry of bicarbonate conversion to drive C0 2 into the aqueous phase.
  • the sodium bicarbonate can be delivered directly to the photobioreactors where the algae can use it as a carbon source.
  • cyanobacteria fix carbon as C0 2 by the enzyme RubisCO, most of the carbon that is taken up by the cell can be HC0 3 ⁇ (See PCT/EP2009/000892).
  • the solubility of sodium bicarbonate in water ensures adequate C0 2 delivery to the reactors.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the first process concept.
  • a closed system is used for the adsorbent stripping.
  • the loaded adsorbent bed is contacted with a sodium carbonate solution.
  • the C0 2 is removed through the formation of bicarbonate in the water phase.
  • This bicarbonate rich solution is then passed over a C0 2 selective membrane which is swept with seawater broth (carbonate rich) from the photobioreactors.
  • C0 2 moves across the membrane and the bicarbonate rich solution is returned to the bioreactor.
  • the broth removed from the reactor is first passed through a micro/ultrafiltration membrane to remove the algae.
  • the device for washing the C0 2 loaded sorbent with the carbonate stripping solution, thereby allowing the removal of C0 2 from the sorbent and formation of a bicarbonate contacting solution may be designed and constructed utilizing Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition, ISBN: 0071422943, Authors: Green, Don W. and Perry, Robert H.
  • the invention provides a system for delivery of carbon to a photoautotroph.
  • the system comprises a stream containing C0 2 ; a solid adsorbent comprising an amine suitable for C0 2 capture; a carbonate-based stripping fluid; a device for washing the C0 2 loaded sorbent with the carbonate stripping solution, thereby allowing the removal of C0 2 from the sorbent and formation of a bicarbonate contacting solution; a C0 2 selective membrane incorporated into a module allowing transfer of C0 2 between the bicarbonate rich contacting fluid and a photoautotroph culture medium; and a microfiltration membrane which prevents direct contact between the algae and the bicarbonate contacting solution, wherein the photoautotroph culture medium is enriched with bicarbonate providing carbon for algal growth.
  • the invention provides a method for delivering carbon to a photoautotroph.
  • the method comprises providing a stream containing C0 2 ; passing the C0 2 over a solid adsorbent comprising an amine suitable for C0 2 capture; passing a carbonate- based stripping fluid over the C0 2 loaded sorbent, thereby allowing the removal of C0 2 from the sorbent and formation of a bicarbonate contacting solution; utilizing a C0 2 selective membrane that allows the transfer of C0 2 between the bicarbonate rich contacting fluid and a photoautotroph culture medium; and utilizing a microfiltration membrane to prevent direct contact between the algae and the bicarbonate contacting solution, wherein the
  • photoautotroph culture medium is enriched with bicarbonate providing carbon for photoautotroph growth.
  • the second concept uses an open system where the C0 2 depleted broth is used as the C0 2 stripping medium.
  • the broth is passed through a microfiltration membrane, and the permeate is fed directly into the C0 2 saturated adsorber.
  • This concept is simpler in design, but is likely applicable only in a situation where volatile products, such as ethanol, have been removed from the reactor broth, as part of the C0 2 collection strategy.
  • the algal microfiltration membrane is not included in the systems and methods described herein.
  • the invention described herein may be utilized to provide C0 2 to open ponds or closed photobioreactors.
  • Example 1 presents options for the C0 2 source, the adsorbent for C0 2 , the configuration of the contactor, the composition of the carbonate stripping fluid, the stripping device, the C0 2 selective membrane, and the microfiltration membrane.
  • Example 2 presents an embodiment wherein the stripping fluid comprises a filtered bicarbonate lean stream from the photobioreactor or photobioreactors.
  • Example 3 presents working embodiments in support of the invention.
  • Example 1 Regeneration of a C0 2 loaded adsorber with carbonate solution using a C0 2 - selective, membrane system
  • the source of C0 2 may be air, flue gas from power plants or industrial sources, or natural gas treating.
  • the adsorbent may be a solid made of: porous inorganic, polymer with amine functionality (primary, secondary, tertiary or any combination) including ion exchange resins which form quaternary amine salts, or any other material which has a suitable binding energy for the physisorption or chemisorption of C0 2 . These are well known in the art.
  • Contactor configuration may be a packed bed with low pressure drop adsorbent particles which may be mixed with inorganic components to increase porosity and limit pressure drop, a honeycomb monolithic ceramic supporting a suitable C0 2 adsorbent, or an inorganic-organic hybrid or polymer based fiber contactor made of functionalized amine, amine rich polymer or polymer loaded with ion exchange resin.
  • adsorbent particles which may be mixed with inorganic components to increase porosity and limit pressure drop
  • a honeycomb monolithic ceramic supporting a suitable C0 2 adsorbent or an inorganic-organic hybrid or polymer based fiber contactor made of functionalized amine, amine rich polymer or polymer loaded with ion exchange resin.
  • the stripping solution may be an aqueous carbonate preferentially sodium, but also potassium.
  • concentration of the fluid may range from 0.01 to 0.55M (1 mole goes to 2 moles of bicarbonate which has solubility limit of 1.19M in water). Solution may also contain other salts and metals such as found in seawater.
  • the stripping device is designed to allow the loaded adsorbent to be washed with stripping solution.
  • the device will also allow for the heating of the stripping solution in the range of 10 to 50 degrees Celsius above ambient temperature.
  • the device will include a means for delivery of the stripping solution such that the solution may have a residence time in the contactor from 30 seconds to 30 minutes.
  • the stripping solution will be converted from carbonate rich to bicarbonate rich and leave the regenerated adsorber with a bicarbonate concentration from 0.02 to 1.1M with the balance of the carbonate from the lean solution being un-reacted carbonate.
  • the C0 2 selective membrane takes a flow of the bicarbonate rich solution on one side (retentate) and is swept with filtered culture fluid (carbonate rich) from the photobioreactors on the other side (permeate).
  • retentate retentate
  • filtered culture fluid carbonate rich
  • permeate permeate
  • the membrane may be composed of a rubbery polymer such as polydimethylsiloxane or a glassy polymer chosen from a number of families such as cellulose acetate, polyimides or polyether sulfones, or the membrane may be of layered construction containing polymers of any or all of the classes mentioned above.
  • the C0 2 permeability of the membrane may be in the range of 100— 10,000 barrers. In this device, C0 2 moves across the membrane converting the bicarbonate lean solution from the photobioreactor to a bicarbonate rich solution, which is then returned to the bioreactor.
  • the microfiltration membrane filters the photoautotrophs from the culture in order to prevent biofilm formation on the permeation side of the C0 2 selective membrane (due to the high concentration of bioavailable C0 2 ).
  • the culture medium removed from the reactor is first passed through a micro/ultrafiltration membrane to remove the photoautotrophs.
  • This membrane must have an effective pore size in the range of 0.05 - 5 ⁇ and may be chosen from any number of commercially available microfiltration membranes made from ceramic or polymeric materials, which are all well known in the art.
  • Example 2 Regeneration of C0 2 loaded adsorber using a stripping solution comprising a bicarbonate lean broth from reactor as stripping solution.
  • This example uses the same elements as in example number 1 but comprises a filtered bicarbonate lean stream from the photobioreactors as the stripping solution.
  • the same concentration ranges apply and same microfiltration membrane would be used.
  • Example 3 Demonstration of a C0 2 desorption from a C0 2 loaded sorbent using a carbonate solution and C0 2 transfer between aqueous solutions using a C0 2 selective polymer membrane.
  • a packed bed column with a 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) sorbent was used to remove C0 2 from a gaseous stream.
  • the loaded sorbent was then stripped an aqueous solution to assess the viability of desorbing C0 2 from the sorbent using an aqueous solution.
  • a conceptual diagram of the setup is illustrated in Figure 3.
  • a 7 mL column was first filled with 1.31 g of 3 mm of glass beads. Then 1 g of the amine grafted glass bead sorbent purchased from Polyscience, Inc. was placed into the column, then additional 1.73 g of 3 mm glass beads were packed on top of the sorbent.
  • Valves were then changed to allow an aqueous solution to pass over the sorbent to desorb the sorbed C0 2 .
  • the aqueous solution was prepared in a tedlar bag by weighing out 0.115 g NaOH and pumping in 115 mL of deionized water to eliminate C0 2 transfer to the solution similar to the preparation in the liquid/liquid membrane experiment.
  • the solution was well mixed using a stir bar in the tedlar bag and 15 mL of solution was used to determine the initial pH and DIC concentrations giving a final water reservoir volume of 100 mL.
  • the initial pH of the solution was 12.51 and the initial dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration was 1.073 mg/L.
  • the initial DIC concentration in solution was attributed to C0 2 transfer from the air to the water before the water was pumped into the tedlar bags.
  • the aqueous solution was pumped from the bottom of the column to top at a rate of 2 mL/min and returned back to the water reservoir.
  • the change in DIC concentration of the aqueous solution increased as a function of time ( Figure 5) with a final DIC concentration of 2.26 mg/L.
  • the amount of C0 2 desorbed from the sorbent was 0.126 mg as C which corresponds to 80.8% of the total sorbed C0 2 .
  • the initial concentration of C0 2 poor solution was 70.0 mg as C/L and the aqueous C0 2 concentration was 4.14xl0 "5 M with an initial pH of 8.38. Since the aqueous C0 2 concentration was greater in the bicarbonate solution, there was a driving force for C0 2 flux across the C0 2 selective membrane.
  • the DIC concentration in the C0 2 poor solution increased with time ( Figure 6) indicating C0 2 flux across the membrane.
  • the pH of the C0 2 poor solution decreased with time ( Figure 7).
  • the pH change was due to the acidification of the solution with the addition of C0 2 and was used as an indirect indicator of C0 2 transfer in systems.
  • the initial flux of C0 2 across the membrane was 3.55xl0 "6 kg/s m 2 and the total amount of C0 2 transferred in this process was 135.4 mg as C.
  • a liquid/liquid membrane contactor experiment was used to determine the viability of a C0 2 selective membrane to transfer aqueous C0 2 between a bicarbonate (C0 2 rich) aqueous solution to a C0 2 poor solution.
  • a conceptual diagram of the setup is illustrated in Figure 1.
  • Solution 1 was a 1 M NaHCOs solution and Solution 2 is a 70 mg as C/L aqueous solution simulating the amount of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) found in a
  • the container for each solution reservoir was a 1L tedlar bag with two polypropylene 2-in-l valves with a septum valve and a 1/8" fitting.
  • the tedlar bags were used to eliminate C0 2 transfer between the atmosphere to solution.
  • Each aqueous solution was well mixed using stir bars in each bag.
  • each solution was pumped at a flow rate of 2 mL/min.
  • a pH probe was placed in the C0 2 poor solution to monitor the change in pH.
  • the change in pH was due to the uptake of C0 2 into solution.
  • the aqueous solutions were sampled using a syringe to determine the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration.
  • DIC dissolved inorganic carbon
  • PDMS polydimethylsiloxane
  • C0 2 selective membrane to transfer aqueous C0 2 between a bicarbonate (C0 2 rich) aqueous solution to a C0 2 poor solution.
  • the PDMS membrane was synthesized by first weighing out 9:1 wt/wt ratio of silicone elastomer base to curing agent and dissolving in heptane to make a 20% wt/wt solution of PDMS in heptane. The solution of 20% wt/wt PDMS in heptane was then pipetted onto a Teflon plate and placed in a vacuum oven at 80°C for two hours.
  • the PDMS film was left to cool at room temperature before removing the film and placed into a permeation cell to determine gas permeability and selectivity.
  • Cyanobacteria have been shown to utilize aqueous C0 2 , HCO3 " and CO3 2" as the source of carbon for photosynthesis (to produce biofuels and other products).
  • Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration is defined as the total concentrations (grams
  • the operational DIC concentrations of the C0 2 lean stream can vary from 0.31 mg/L (0.03 mM) to 3000 mg/L (250 mM) while the operational pH values of the C0 2 lean stream could vary from 7.0 to 9.0.
  • a high C0 2 flux across the membrane is desired to minimize membrane area and to meet C0 2 delivery demand.
  • a high pH ( > 8.0) and a low DIC ( ⁇ 70 mg/L) would be desired on the C0 2 lean stream while a low pH ( ⁇ 7.5) and a high DIC would be desired on the C0 2 stripping stream.
  • the monitoring of aqueous C0 2 concentration in each stream is desired to ensure that the concentration in the C0 2 stripping stream is greater than the C0 2 lean stream at all times, and can be accomplished by an imbedded pH probes to provide real time pH readings, syringe pumps with a desired base (eg. sodium hydroxide) or a desired acid (eg. hydrochloric acid), and a direct measure of DIC using a TOC analyzer, infrared spectrometer, or Raman spectrometer.
  • a desired base eg. sodium hydroxide
  • a desired acid eg. hydrochloric acid

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L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés d'apport de carbone à des photoautotrophes. L'invention utilise une régénération peu gourmande en énergie d'un adsorbant de capture de CO2 et permet d'assurer un apport efficace en CO2 dans des liquides utiles à la croissance de photoautotrophes et/ou à la production de produits de la photosynthèse tels que des biocarburants, au moyen de milieux de culture photoautotrophes.
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