The role of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) in preventing the oxidative degradation of CO2 loaded and concentrated aqueous monoethanolamine (MEA)-MDEA blends during CO2 absorption from flue gases

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1874-1896

  Lawal, Olanike ^a   Bello, Adeola ^a   Idem, Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OXIDATION; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

METHYL DIETHANOLAMINE (MDEA); MONOETHANOLAMINE (MEA); OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; STIRRED CELL REACTORS;

AMINES;

1 METHYL 3 PYRROLIDINOL; 1 PROPANAMINE; 1,2 ETHANEDIOL MONOFORMATE; 1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 1 NITROSO PYRIDINE; 1,3 PROPANEDIAMINE; 1H IMIDAZOLE 4 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYLESTER; 2 AMINO 1,3 PROPANEDIOL; 2 METHYL 1H IMIDAZOLE; 2 METHYLAMINO ETHANOL; 2,2 DIMETHYL 3 (2H) FURANONE; 3 METHYL 1,2 CYCLOPENTANEDIONE; 3,5 HEPTANEDIEN 1 OL; 4 ETHYL CYCLOHEXANE; 5 HYDRAZINOCARBONYL IMIDAZOLE; ALANINE; AMINE; BICINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIETHANOLAMINE; ETHANOLAMINE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLAMINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FORMIC ACID; METHYL DIETHANOLAMINE; N (2 HYDROXYETHYL) ACETAMIDE; N FORMYL N METHYL FORMAMIDE; NITROSOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URACIL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUE GAS; GAS SEPARATION;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; FLUE GAS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TENSION; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 14844340142     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049261y     Document Type: Article

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