In
this work, the absorption process of carbon dioxide is performed
in a custom designed high pressure experimental setup in which the
gas and nanofluid are in direct contact at static state in a closed
vessel. The initial condition of the tests are set at 20, 30, and
40 bar and 308 K. Nanoparticles of SiO2, Al2O3, Fe3O4, and carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) are dispersed in pure water to form nanofluids at concentrations
of 0.02, 0.05, and 0.1 wt %. Also, CNT nanoparticle has been dispersed
in methyldiethanolamine and diethanolamine aqueous solutions at the
concentration of 0.02 wt %. The absorption performances of different
nanofluids are compared with the base solutions and with other nanofluids
at different conditions. The results show that SiO2 and
Al2O3 are more effective at higher nanoparticle
concentrations (0.1 wt %), and they can enhance the absorption capacity
up to 21% and 18%, respectively. Fe3O4 and CNT
are more effective at lower nanoparticle concentration (0.02 wt %),
and they can increase it up to 24% and 34%, respectively. CNT nanoparticle
is more effective for methyldiethanolamine solution compared to diethanolamine
solution with an increase in the absorption capacity up to 23%. It
seems that gas adsorption on the nanoparticles surface leads to higher
absorption capacity of nanofluids at equilibrium condition.
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