A Machine Learning-Aided Equilibrium Model of VTSA Processes for Sorbents Screening Applied to CO2Capture from Diluted Sources

Alexa Grimm, Matteo Gazzani (Corresponding author)

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The large design space of the sorbents' structure and the associated capability of tailoring properties to match process requirements make adsorption-based technologies suitable candidates for improved CO2capture processes. This is particularly of interest in novel, diluted, and ultradiluted separations as direct CO2removal from the atmosphere. Here, we present an equilibrium model of vacuum temperature swing adsorption cycles that is suitable for large throughput sorbent screening, e.g., for direct air capture applications. The accuracy and prediction capabilities of the equilibrium model are improved by incorporating feed-forward neural networks, which are trained with data from rate-based models. This allows one, for example, to include the process productivity, a key performance indicator typically obtained in rate-based models. We show that the equilibrium model reproduces well the results of a sophisticated rate-based model in terms of both temperature and composition profiles for a fixed cycle as well as in terms of process optimization and sorbent comparison. Moreover, we apply the proposed equilibrium model to screen and identify promising sorbents from the large NIST/ARPA-E database; we do this for three different (ultra)diluted separation processes: direct air capture, yCO2= 0.1%, and yCO2= 1.0%. In all cases, the tool allows for a quick identification of the most promising sorbents and the computation of the associated performance indicators. Also, in this case, outcomes are very well in line with the 1D model results. The equilibrium model is available in the GitHub repository https://github.com/UU-ER/SorbentsScreening0D.

Originele taal-2Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)14004-14019
Aantal pagina's16
TijdschriftIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume61
Nummer van het tijdschrift37
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 21 sep. 2022

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