Enthalpies of Absorption of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Sodium Glycinate Solutions at Temperatures of (313.15 and 323.15) K

Abstract

The enthalpies of absorption (ΔrH) of carbon dioxide in aqueous sodium glycinate (SG) solutions of 0.10 in mass fraction were determined at temperatures of (313.15 and 323.15) K and a pressure of 12.00 MPa using an isothermal high-pressure flow calorimeter. Very exothermic absorption enthalpies are obtained at the two temperatures studied. ΔrH values expressed in kJ·mol−1 of SG decrease very quickly as CO2 loading increases until saturation is reached; from this point, a slowly decreasing value is obtained for the absorption enthalpy. CO2 loading is expressed as mol CO2/mol amine (α). The calorimetric data provide a means to determine the saturated loading point of CO2 in the solution; values of (0.90 and 0.86) mol CO2/mol SG were estimated for this magnitude at temperatures of (313.15 and 323.15) K, respectively. Enthalpies of solution of CO2 were also calculated. These enthalpies become more exothermic as α decreases until a limit value characteristic of each amine is observed for low CO2 loading. This ...