Aluminophosphates for CO₂ separation.

The pressure-swing adsorption method for carbon dioxide capture would ideally be facilitated by adsorbents with a high capacity and a high selectivity for CO₂. Several aluminophosphates with 8-ring window apertures (AlPO₄-17, AlPO₄-18, AlPO₄-53, and AlPO₄-25) were synthesized by hydrothermal crystallization, calcined, and their CO₂ uptake and CO₂/N₂ selectivity were studied. CO₂ and N₂ uptake was determined for pressures up to 101 kPa at 273 and 293 K. Langmuir and Toth adsorption models were used to describe the adsorption isotherms. The CO₂ and N₂ uptakes strongly indicated that the squeezed 8-ring windows of certain aluminophosphates can sieve CO₂ from a CO₂ and N₂ gas mixture. Both AlPO₄-53 and AlPO₄-25 exhibited a remarkably higher uptake of CO₂ compared to N₂. The hydrophilicity of the AlPO₄ materials was investigated by means of water adsorption, and the results showed that all of the tested aluminophosphates were less water sensitive than a benchmark zeolite (13X). In particular, AlPO₄-53 and AlPO₄-25 showed a very low degree of water uptake with up to 20-30 % relative humidity. Determination of cyclic adsorption and desorption confirmed the relatively hydrophobic nature of the aluminophosphates, which render them less energy costly for the regeneration of adsorbents.

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