Abstract
Amine-based post-combustion CO2 capture is recognized as a promising technique for abating CO2 emissions from anthropogenic sources. A severe drawback of this technique, however, is the formation of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines as a by-product. In this study, the effect of pH was investigated on the UV photodegradation of N-nitrosamines (N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA), N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), and N-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)) which are closely related to the amine-based CO2 capture technology. A decrease in pseudo-first-order degradation rate constants was observed for NDELA (2.49×10−2–6.48×10−3L/W-min), NDEA (1.56×10−2–5.25×10−4L/W-min), and NMOR (1.68×10−2–7.00×10−4L/W-min) with an increase in pH2−10. The formation of NO2− was more prevalent than that of NO3− at pH4−10, while under strong acidic condition (pH2) NO3− formation was more prevalent. The concentration of secondary amines (diethanolamine, diethylamine, and morpholine) increased from basic (pH10) to weakly acidic conditions (pH4) and then decreased at pH2. Whereas, the concentration of primary amines (monoethanolamine and ethylamine) followed the opposite trend. Furthermore, mechanistic pathways were revealed for N-nitrosamine photodegradation based on the degradation products. A good total nitrogen (TN) balance over the irradiation period confirmed that all the main degradation products were quantified.
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