Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Ansaloni, Luca"
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Carbon dioxide absorption with non-porous hollow fiber membrane contactors - Module fabrication and characterisation
Andreassen, Vilde Elin (Master thesis, 2018)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is recognised as one of the key technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial plants. Currently, the most established technology is chemical absorption with amines, but ... -
CO2 capture using highly viscous amine blends in non-porous membrane contactors
Ansaloni, Luca; Hartono, Ardi; Awais, Muhammad; Knuutila, Hanna K; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)New amine blends have shown a promising potential to reduce the energy penalty for CO2 capture in post combustion, making the deployment of carbon capture technologies one-step closer. However, their application at the ... -
Development of Membrane Contactors Using Phase Change Solvents for CO2 Capture: Material Compatibility Study
Ansaloni, Luca; Asad, Arif; Çiftja, Arlinda; Knuutila, Hanna K; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Phase change solvents represent a new class of CO2 absorbents with a promising potential to reduce the energy penalty associated with CO2 capture. However, their high volatility is a major concern for their use at the ... -
Development of membrane contactors using volatile amine-based absorbents for CO2 capture: amine permeation through the membrane
Ansaloni, Luca; Rennemo, Rune; Knuutila, Hanna K; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Non-porous membrane contactor offers the possibility to reduce the amine emissions if the membrane layer is specifically designed to act as a barrier for the amine transport. In the present paper, the amine permeation ... -
Effect of liquid viscosity on the performance of a non-porous membrane contactor for CO2 capture
Bernhardsen, Ida; Ansaloni, Luca; Betten, Hanne Kalvøy; Deng, Liyuan; Knuutila, Hanna K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The effect of liquid viscosity on the performance of a non-porous membrane contactor is important to study for a proper solvent selection and process design. In this work, the overall mass transfer coefficient for MEA- and ... -
Effect of Liquid Viscosity on the Performance of Non-Porous Membrane Contactor for CO2 Capture
Betten, Hanne Kalvøy (Master thesis, 2017)CO2 capture and storage has been proposed as the main option for reduction of CO2 emissions in the short term, and one promising technology is the membrane contactor. Amine based solvents have proved to be effective ... -
Enhancement of the Separation Performances of High Free Volume Polymers for CO2 Capture
Løining, Vilde Stangeland (Master thesis, 2017)Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) (PTMSP) is a high free volume polymer exhibiting preferable properties such as a very high permeability for application in gas separation. Still, the poor selectivity of PTMSP need to be ... -
Fabrication and Evaluation of Bio-based Nanocomposite TFC Hollow Fiber Membranes for Enhanced CO2 capture
Dai, Zhongde; Deng, Jing; Yu, Qiang; Helberg, Ragne M Lilleby; Janakiram, Saravanan; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Nanocellulose is a promising and sustainable biobased nanomaterial because of its excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility, natural abundance, and especially its high aspect ratio. Interest in applying nanocellulose ... -
Facilitated transport membranes containing graphene oxide-based nanoplatelets for CO2 separation: Effect of 2D filler properties
Janakiram, Saravanan; Marin Espejo, Juan Luis; Yu, Xinyi; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Realization of suitable membrane-based technology for efficient CO2 capture to mitigate climate change relies on the development of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes with superior separation performance. Graphene oxide ... -
Field trial of hollow fiber modules of hybrid facilitated transport membranes for flue gas CO2 capture in cement industry
Janakiram, Saravanan; Santinelli, Fabio; Costi, Riccardo; Lindbråthen, Arne; Nardelli, Giuseppe Marino; Milkowski, Kris; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Alarming increase in global CO2 emissions warrants acceleration of CO2 capture technologies. In this work, testing of pre-pilot scale membrane modules containing hybrid facilitated transport membranes in hollow fiber ... -
Highly CO2-permeable membranes derived from a midblock-sulfonated multiblock polymer after submersion in water
Dai, Zhongde; Deng, Jing; Aboukeila, Hesham; yuan, jiaqi; Ansaloni, Luca; Mineart, Kenneth P.; Baschetti, Marco Giacinti; Spontak, Richard J; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)To mitigate the effect of atmospheric CO2 on global climate change, gas separation materials that simultaneously exhibit high CO2 permeability and selectivity in gas mixtures must be developed. In this study, CO2 transport ... -
Humidity-responsive Molecular Gate-opening mechanism for Gas Separation in Ultraselective Nanocellulose/IL Hybrid Membranes
Janakiram, Saravanan; Ansaloni, Luca; Jin, Soo-Ah; Yu, Xinyi; Dai, Zhongde; Spontak, Richard J; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) represents an important class of bio-based nanomaterials that possess favorable properties including hydrophilicity, 1D structure, biodegradability, and surface tunability. Although widely ... -
Hybrid membranes to limit amine evaporation in membrane contactors for CO2 capture
Hauge, Marta Westad (Master thesis, 2017)In order to meet the global demand of energy from combustion processes with fossil fuels without interfering with the atmospheric levels of CO2 , carbon capture and storage (CCS) is considered a viable solution. Separation ... -
Incorporation of an ionic liquid into a midblock-sulfonated multiblock polymer for CO2 capture
Dai, Zhongde; Ansaloni, Luca; Ryan, Justin J.; Spontak, Richard J; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In the present work, hybrid block ionomer/ionic liquid (IL) membranes containing up to 40 wt% IL are prepared by incorporating 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF4]) into a midblock-sulfonated pentablock ... -
Manipulation of Fibril Surfaces in Nanocellulose-Based Facilitated Transport Membranes for Enhanced CO2 Capture
Janakiram, Saravanan; Yu, Xinyi; Ansaloni, Luca; Dai, Zhongde; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The transition toward sustainable processing entails the use of biobased alternatives as functional materials to reduce the overall carbon footprint. Nanocellulose, due to its natural availability, biodegradability, excellent ... -
Nafion/IL hybrid membranes with tuned nanostructure for enhanced CO2 separation: effects of ionic liquid and water vapor
Dai, Zhongde; Ansaloni, Luca; Ryan, Justin J.; Spontak, Richard J; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Polyelectrolytes have been reported to display gas permeation properties that can be of significant interest for CO2 capture applications, especially when they are fully hydrated. In this work, hybrid membranes prepared ... -
Nafion/PEG hybrid membrane for CO 2 separation: Effect of PEG on membrane micro-structure and performance
Dai, Zhongde; Aboukeila, Hesham; Deng, Jing; Ansaloni, Luca; Baschetti, Marco Giacinti; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In the present work, PEGDME with different molecular weight (Mn ∼ 250 and 500 g/mol) was added into Nafion-based membranes as CO2-philic additive, aiming at improving their CO2 capture performance. The physical, chemical ... -
Performance of mixed matrix membranes containing porous two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) fillers for CO2 separation: A review
Ahmadi, Mahdi; Janakiram, Saravanan; Dai, Zhongde; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Application of conventional polymeric membranes in CO2 separation processes are limited by the existing trade-off between permeability and selectivity represented by the renowned upper bound. Addition of porous nanofillers ... -
Performance of Nanocomposite Membranes Containing 0D to 2D Nanofillers for CO2 Separation: A Review
Janakiram, Saravanan; Ahmadi, Mahdi; Dai, Zhongde; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Membrane technology has the potential to be an eco-friendly and energy-saving solution for the separation of CO2 from different gaseous streams due to the lower cost and the superior manufacturing features. However, the ... -
Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)-Based Hybrid Membranes: Effects of Various Nanofillers and Feed Gas Humidity on CO2 Permeation
Dai, Zhongde; Løining, Vilde; Deng, Jing; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) (PTMSP) is a high free volume polymer with exceptionally high gas permeation rate but the serious aging problem and low selectivity have limited its application as CO2 separation membrane ...