%P 1874-1883
%V 18
%A L.S. Tan
%A A.M. Shariff
%A K.K. Lau
%A M.A. Bustam
%T Factors affecting CO 2 absorption efficiency in packed column: A review
%R 10.1016/j.jiec.2012.05.013
%N 6
%D 2012
%J Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
%L scholars2679
%O cited By 132
%K Absorption efficiency; Emissions into the atmosphere; Industrial processing; Natural gas processing; Packed column; Real applications, Absorption; Amines; Climate change; Coal gasification; Greenhouse gases; Hydrogen, Carbon dioxide
%X Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a major greenhouse gas that results in the climate change. Hence, efforts are in place to control CO 2 emissions into the atmosphere. CO 2 removal is also an essential step in many industrial processing operations such as coal gasification, natural gas processing and hydrogen manufacturing. Thus far, absorption is the widely used process in industrial for capturing CO 2. This paper presents a review on the factors affecting the absorption efficiency for CO 2 capture in packed column. Challenges related to the absorption efficiency improvement and the impacts to real application as well as future directions are highlighted. © 2012 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.