Mass transfer performance of rotating packed beds with blade packings in carbon dioxide absorption into sodium hydroxide solution

Abstract This study investigated the mass transfer performance of the rotating packed bed (RPB) with blade packings in carbon dioxide (CO₂) absorption by sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution. The overall volumetric gas-phase mass transfer coefficients (K_Ga) were compared using 1 vol% CO₂ and 1 mol/L NaOH solution for three RPBs with blade packings with the effects of rotational speed, gas flow rate, and liquid flow rate. As expected, the rotational speed positively affected the K_Ga values for all RPBs. Furthermore, the obtained results indicated that the K_Ga values increased as the inner radius of the bed was increased and the outer radius of the bed was decreased. Moreover, the K_Ga values increased with an increasing liquid flow rate and an increasing gas flow rate for all RPBs. According to the comparison with the RPB with structured packings, the RPB with blade packings had applicability in removing CO₂ from the exhaust gas.