Solubility of carbon dioxide in aqueous solution of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and piperazine

In this work, new experimental results of the vapour–liquid equilibrium (VLE) of CO2 in aqueous 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and piperazine (PZ) have been presented in the temperature range of 298–328 K and PZ concentration range of 2–8 mass%, keeping the total amine concentration in the solution at 30 mass%. The partial pressures of CO2 were in the range of 0.1–1450 kPa. A thermodynamic model was developed to correlate and predict the VLE of CO2 in aqueous AMP + PZ. The electrolyte nonrandom two liquid (ENRTL) theory has been used to develop the VLE model for the quaternary system (CO2 + AMP + PZ + H2O) to describe the equilibrium behaviour of the solution. The experimental data from this work and data available in the literature were used to regress the ENRTL interaction parameters. The model predictions are in good agreement with the experimental data of CO2 solubility in aqueous blends of this work as well as those reported in the literature. The current model can also predict speciation, heat of absorption, pH of the CO2 loaded solution, and amine volatility.

► We measured VLE of CO2 in piperazine blended aqueous 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
► We modeled the VLE of CO2 in aqueous PZ and AMP using Electrolyte-NRTL equation.
► The model is validated against experimental data of this work and literature data.
► The current model also predicts heat of absorption, pH and amine volatility.
► PZ activated AMP can be a good solvent for CO2 capture from power plant flue gas.