Membrane-Permeation Modeling for Carbon
Capture from CO 2 -Rich Natural Gas
José Luiz de Medeiros, Lara de Oliveira Arinelli,
and Ofélia de Queiroz F. Araújo
Abstract
This chapter contemplates two topics committed to
steady-state modeling of membrane-permeation units for
decarbonation of CO 2 -rich natural gas at high-pressure.
The first topic presents a steady-state, phenomenological,
and one-dimensional distributed membrane-permeation
simulation model—SPM2010—which was developed in
MATLAB 2010 for rigorous simulation of CO 2 removal
and natural gas purification flowsheets using
membrane-permeation
batteries
operating
with
hollow-fiber membranes and parallel retentate/permeate
flows. SPM2010 solves mass/momentum/energy balances
of permeate and retentate non-isothermal, non-isobaric
compressible flows rendering several graphical results.
The second topic comprehends simulation models of
membrane-permeation units appropriate for insertion in
gas processing flowsheets solved by professional process
simulators, such as HYSYS 10.0. These HYSYS extension models are grouped into two types, both solving
mass/energy balances of permeate/retentate for
hollow-fiber and spiral-wound membranes: (i) Lumped
models for parallel and counter-current permeate/retentate
flows using average driving forces and lumped balances;
(ii) one-dimensional distributed models for parallel
permeate/retentate flows using distributed driving forces
and balances. The major findings of this chapter correspond to the development of two categories of
membrane-permeation models (respectively, in Sects. 2
and 3), respectively, appropriate for two computing
platforms—MATLAB and HYSYS—and sufficiently
accurate for designing real permeation systems for CO 2
removal from CO 2 -rich natural gas at high pressure. Both
categories of models were calibrated with real data of
CO 2 permeation batteries belonging to offshore rigs
operating in the pre-salt basin in the southeast coast of
Brazil.
Abbreviations
1D
One-dimensional
2D
Two-dimensional
C3+
Propane and heavier alkanes
CAM
Cellulose-acetate membrane
CC
Counter-current contact
CW
Cooling-water
DLL
Dynamic-link library
EOR
Enhanced oil recovery
EOS
Equation of state
FPSO
Floating, production, storage and offloading
GLMC
Gas-liquid membrane contactor
HCDP
Hydrocarbons dew-point
HCDPA
Hydrocarbons dew-point adjustment
HFM
Hollow-fiber membrane
ID
Internal diameter
JTE
Joule-Thomson expansion
LNG
Liquefied NG
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas
M2F
Two-phase mixer-cooler
MMNm
3 /d Millions of normal m
3 /d
MMSm
3 /d Millions of standard m
3 /d
MP
Membrane-permeation
NG
Natural gas
NGL
Natural gas liquids
NRM
Newton-Raphson method
OD
Outside diameter
ODE
Ordinary differential equations
PC
Parallel contact
PFD
Process flow diagram
PHW
Pressurized-hot-water
PR-EOS
Peng-Robinson equation-of-state
PVT
Pressure-volume-temperature
J. L. de Medeiros (&) Á L. de O. Arinelli Á O. de Q. F. Araújo
Escola de Química, CT, E, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,
Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909, Brazil
e-mail: jlm@eq.ufrj.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Z. Zhang et al. (eds.), Membrane Technology Enhancement for Environmental Protection
and Sustainable Industrial Growth, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41295-1_10
143
Capture from CO 2 -Rich Natural Gas
José Luiz de Medeiros, Lara de Oliveira Arinelli,
and Ofélia de Queiroz F. Araújo
Abstract
This chapter contemplates two topics committed to
steady-state modeling of membrane-permeation units for
decarbonation of CO 2 -rich natural gas at high-pressure.
The first topic presents a steady-state, phenomenological,
and one-dimensional distributed membrane-permeation
simulation model—SPM2010—which was developed in
MATLAB 2010 for rigorous simulation of CO 2 removal
and natural gas purification flowsheets using
membrane-permeation
batteries
operating
with
hollow-fiber membranes and parallel retentate/permeate
flows. SPM2010 solves mass/momentum/energy balances
of permeate and retentate non-isothermal, non-isobaric
compressible flows rendering several graphical results.
The second topic comprehends simulation models of
membrane-permeation units appropriate for insertion in
gas processing flowsheets solved by professional process
simulators, such as HYSYS 10.0. These HYSYS extension models are grouped into two types, both solving
mass/energy balances of permeate/retentate for
hollow-fiber and spiral-wound membranes: (i) Lumped
models for parallel and counter-current permeate/retentate
flows using average driving forces and lumped balances;
(ii) one-dimensional distributed models for parallel
permeate/retentate flows using distributed driving forces
and balances. The major findings of this chapter correspond to the development of two categories of
membrane-permeation models (respectively, in Sects. 2
and 3), respectively, appropriate for two computing
platforms—MATLAB and HYSYS—and sufficiently
accurate for designing real permeation systems for CO 2
removal from CO 2 -rich natural gas at high pressure. Both
categories of models were calibrated with real data of
CO 2 permeation batteries belonging to offshore rigs
operating in the pre-salt basin in the southeast coast of
Brazil.
Abbreviations
1D
One-dimensional
2D
Two-dimensional
C3+
Propane and heavier alkanes
CAM
Cellulose-acetate membrane
CC
Counter-current contact
CW
Cooling-water
DLL
Dynamic-link library
EOR
Enhanced oil recovery
EOS
Equation of state
FPSO
Floating, production, storage and offloading
GLMC
Gas-liquid membrane contactor
HCDP
Hydrocarbons dew-point
HCDPA
Hydrocarbons dew-point adjustment
HFM
Hollow-fiber membrane
ID
Internal diameter
JTE
Joule-Thomson expansion
LNG
Liquefied NG
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas
M2F
Two-phase mixer-cooler
MMNm
3 /d Millions of normal m
3 /d
MMSm
3 /d Millions of standard m
3 /d
MP
Membrane-permeation
NG
Natural gas
NGL
Natural gas liquids
NRM
Newton-Raphson method
OD
Outside diameter
ODE
Ordinary differential equations
PC
Parallel contact
PFD
Process flow diagram
PHW
Pressurized-hot-water
PR-EOS
Peng-Robinson equation-of-state
PVT
Pressure-volume-temperature
J. L. de Medeiros (&) Á L. de O. Arinelli Á O. de Q. F. Araújo
Escola de Química, CT, E, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,
Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909, Brazil
e-mail: jlm@eq.ufrj.br
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Z. Zhang et al. (eds.), Membrane Technology Enhancement for Environmental Protection
and Sustainable Industrial Growth, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41295-1_10
143