TECHNICAL/EXECUTIVE REPORT : CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Lab No. : 1

SOLTEQ® Gas Absorption Unit (Model:

Topic : Mark :
100BP 751-B)
Date : 13 MAY 2018
Participant Semester : Group
Course : Chemical Engineering EH1104A
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1 Arif Hanafi Bin Md Zaki
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Instructor 1. Miss Norkamruzita Binti Saadon

Objective :
1) To study the effect of water flow rate and inlet gas composition on the efficiency of
CO2 gas absorption.

Abstract :
In a gas absorption, soluble components of a gas mixture are dissolved into a liquid phase.
The removal of CO2 gas from gas streams can be achieved by absorption using a liquid
solvent. This process usually takes place in the columns packed with the gas and liquid
flow counter currently and the packings serve to provide the contacting and development
of interfacial surface through which mass transfer were applied around a differential high of
the bed. The simulation of carbon dioxide absorption has been investigated in the packed
bed by using sodium hydroxide (NaOH)

Data/Results

Table of CO2 Concentration Absorbed for Varied CO2 Flow Rate at 6L/min
1) Firstly, we need to convert the unit of 6L/min to dm 3.

6L/min x 60 min = 360 L = 360 dm3

* Know that,
1mL = 1cm3
1 dm3 = 1000 cm3

2) The concentration of CO2 gas of sample time at 0 min is:-

mol = 360 dm3/24 dm3 = 15 mol

C = 15 mol/0.3 mL = 50 mol/mL

3) The concentration of CO2 gas of sample time at 5 min:-

C = 15 mol/0.5 mL = 30 mol/mL

4) Since the volume used is the same for sample time at 10, 15 and
20 min. The value for concentration of CO 2 gas are also the same
which is 30mL.
 Table of CO2 Concentration Absorbed for Varied CO2 Flow Rate at 3L/min

1) Firstly, we need to convert the unit 3L/min to dm 3.

3L/min x 60 min = 180 L = 180 dm3

2) The concentration of CO2 gas of sample time at 0 min:-

mol = 180 dm3/24 dm3 = 7.5 mol

C = 7.5 mol/0.3 mL = 25 mol/mL

3) The Concentration of CO2 gas of sample time at 5 min:-

C = 7.5 mol/1.0 mL = 7.5 mol/mL

4) Since the volume used is the same for sample time at 10 and 15
min. The value of concentration of CO 2 gas are also the same
which is 7.5 mol/mL.

5) The concentration of CO2 gas of sample time at 20 min:-

C = 7.5 mol/0.5 mL = 15 mol/mL.

Discussion:
 From the graph of the flow rate 6L/min above, we can summarize that the CO 2 gas
being absorbed is decrease as the time increases and remain constant started at the
sample time at 5-min until at 20-min.

From the graph of the flow rate 3L/min above, we can conclude that the CO 2 gas
being absorbed is decrease slowly and remain constant at sample time at 5-min
until at 15-min and increase again at the sample time at 20-min. This error
happened because there was already CO 2 gas in the absorption and the packed
column was not fully dried.

Therefore, the efficiency of CO2 gas being absorbed is slightly efficient.

Conclusion:
 Theoretically, in gas absorption process if the flow rate of water increase,
the absorption of CO2 gas in air also increase. But the result that we get
from the experiment show the otherwise as the water flow rate is being
remain constant and the gas inlet flow rate being change from 3L/min to
6L/min. At 3L/min, the CO2 gas that being absorbed slowly decrease and
remain constant at certain time and increase again within time but the
second result at 6L/min shown that the CO 2 gas that being absorbed
decrease within the time. The final conclusion is, the rate of CO 2 gas
being absorbed decrease within time as the flow rate being increased.

References:
 Lab manual
 www.srcosmos.gr/srcosmos/showpub.aspx?aa=9865

Appendix
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Allocated Marks for Technical/Executive report

Criteria Full Marks

Abstract 20
Objective 10
Data/Results/Calculation 20
Discussion 20
Conclusion 10
References 10
Overall structure/organization and Quality 10
TOTAL 100

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