Amine-functionalized mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture

ZSM-5 type zeolite with mesoporous structure was prepared and then amine-functionalized with tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) by wet impregnation method to form a series of CO 2 adsorbents (ZTx). The structural properties of ZSM-5 and ZTx were characterized by XRD , FTIR , TGA/DTG, nitrogen adsorption/desorption, SEM and EDX techniques. The adsorption capacity of the adsorbents with different amine loading was measured at a temperature from 40 to 100 °C and the adsorption capacity of ZT7 was 1.80 mmol/g at 100 °C. The adsorption process and mechanism were studied by fitting the experimental data used the three adsorption kinetic models, and a complex physical and chemical mixing process was produced as the amine entered the surface and pore size of the zeolite. The high adsorption selectivity at 10% CO 2 concentration and the stability of the five adsorption desorption cycles indicated that ZT7 is a suitable and promising CO 2 adsorbent for the purification of industrial flue gas .