Density, Viscosity, and Refractive Index of Aqueous CO2-Loaded and -Unloaded Ethylaminoethanol (EAE) Solutions from 293.15 to 323.15 K for Post Combustion CO2 Capture

Abstract

The physical properties of densities, viscosities, and refractive indices, which are important in kinetics and mass transfer processes were measured for aqueous CO2-loaded and -unloaded (EAE) solutions applied in CO2 absorption in the temperature range from 293.15 to 323.15 K at atmospheric pressure. Due to the limitation of the instrument and corrosive behavior with increasing concentration, the mass fractions (w1) of aqueous EAE solutions selected were: as 0.089, 0.178, 0.267, and 0.356, which correspond to the molar concentrations of 1, 2, 3, and 4 mol·L–1, respectively. The determined density, viscosity and refractive index data for binary EAE+H2O and ternary CO2+EAE+H2O systems were correlated using Weiland et al. model, Redlich–Kister equation, extended Arrhenius equation, and a new proposed empirical function. All the calculated density, viscosity, and refractive index data fitted well with experimental values at all operational conditions.