Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor

Abstract Growing emission of environmentally-hazardous greenhouse pollutants (especially CO2) has motivated the researchers to apply gas–liquid membrane contactors as an easy-to-operate and cost-effective technique for increasing their separation efficiency from different sources. In the current dec...

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Main Authors: Adel Alhowyan, Wael A. Mahdi, Ahmad J. Obaidullah
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86468-z
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description Abstract Growing emission of environmentally-hazardous greenhouse pollutants (especially CO2) has motivated the researchers to apply gas–liquid membrane contactors as an easy-to-operate and cost-effective technique for increasing their separation efficiency from different sources. In the current decades, ionic liquids (ILs) have shown their potential in the gas separation industry owing to their noteworthy advantages such as great capacity, excellent adjustability and suitable thermal/chemical stability compared to commonly-employed amine absorbents. This investigation aims to analytically/numerically determine the separation yield of CO2 from CO₂/N2 gaseous flow using novel -Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([emim][C2N3]) IL inside the gas–liquid contactor. To fulfill the ultimate purpose, a CFD simulation has been proposed using COMSOL Multiphysics software to predict the results. Comparison of model outcome with experimental data has shown brilliant concurrence with the average relative deviation of almost 5%. Evaluation of the results has shown the excellent performance of [emim][C2N3] IL for the removal of CO2 (Separation efficiency of around 100%). Finally, the effects of some module/membrane parameters on increasing or decreasing the separation efficiency has been studies in detail.
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spelling doaj-art-b89e19cf25054bb2b52b1b99520b82602025-01-26T12:23:52ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-86468-zDevelopment of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactorAdel Alhowyan0Wael A. Mahdi1Ahmad J. Obaidullah2Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud UniversityDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud UniversityDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud UniversityAbstract Growing emission of environmentally-hazardous greenhouse pollutants (especially CO2) has motivated the researchers to apply gas–liquid membrane contactors as an easy-to-operate and cost-effective technique for increasing their separation efficiency from different sources. In the current decades, ionic liquids (ILs) have shown their potential in the gas separation industry owing to their noteworthy advantages such as great capacity, excellent adjustability and suitable thermal/chemical stability compared to commonly-employed amine absorbents. This investigation aims to analytically/numerically determine the separation yield of CO2 from CO₂/N2 gaseous flow using novel -Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([emim][C2N3]) IL inside the gas–liquid contactor. To fulfill the ultimate purpose, a CFD simulation has been proposed using COMSOL Multiphysics software to predict the results. Comparison of model outcome with experimental data has shown brilliant concurrence with the average relative deviation of almost 5%. Evaluation of the results has shown the excellent performance of [emim][C2N3] IL for the removal of CO2 (Separation efficiency of around 100%). Finally, the effects of some module/membrane parameters on increasing or decreasing the separation efficiency has been studies in detail.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86468-zIonic liquidCFD simulationCO2 removalMembrane contactorModeling
spellingShingle Adel Alhowyan
Wael A. Mahdi
Ahmad J. Obaidullah
Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor
Scientific Reports
Ionic liquid
CFD simulation
CO2 removal
Membrane contactor
Modeling
title Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor
title_full Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor
title_fullStr Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor
title_full_unstemmed Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor
title_short Development of a CFD simulation for the analysis of CO2 separation percentage using novel [emim][C2N3] ionic liquid solution inside the gas–liquid contactor
title_sort development of a cfd simulation for the analysis of co2 separation percentage using novel emim c2n3 ionic liquid solution inside the gas liquid contactor
topic Ionic liquid
CFD simulation
CO2 removal
Membrane contactor
Modeling
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86468-z
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