Abstract
A cryogel solid amine adsorbent with a laminated structure has been prepared by crosslinking polyethylenimine (PEI) with ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE) at a low temperature via liquid nitrogen treatment and freeze-drying. The effects of cryogenic treatment on the morphology of the cryogels were investigated. The liquid nitrogen treatment and freeze drying were critical to create the layered structure. The fast formation of ice crystals at 77K served as a template which directed the ordered lamellar structure of the PEI and EGDE cross-linked polymer networks. The PEI cryogel adsorbent showed excellent CO2 adsorption performance both in dry and wet conditions. In dry conditions, the PEI-gel-5-0.25 cryogel showed a 5.60mmol/g of CO2 adsorption capacity at 75°C. After being swelled with water, the PEI-gel-15-0.25 cryogel showed an extremely high CO2 adsorption capacity of 11.39mmol/g at 25°C. The adsorption behaviors of adsorbents with varied water contents were explained using kinetic simulations and intraparticle diffusion simulations. It was found that the presence of water can significantly enhance the diffusion process. The regeneration performance was examined in both dry and wet conditions. After 20 adsorption-desorption cycles, the adsorption capacity of the regenerated PEI cryogel had barely decreased, indicating reliable regeneration stability.
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