Carbon dioxide induced degradation of diethanolamine during absorption and desorption processes

• Main Authors: Islam, Md. Sakinul, Dhanavath, Kotaiah Naik, Kao, Nhol, Bhattacharjee, Pradipto K., Ali, Brahim Si, Yusoff, Rozita
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21791/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjche.2017.06.003

Alkanolamines are widely used in the purification of the sour gas sweetening process. During the sour gas absorption process, CO2 significantly degrades the amine solvent and creates enormous problems for plant operation. In this work, CO2 induced degradation of aqueous diethanolamine (DEA) solution...