Abduljelil W. Sabir , Juyoung Oh , PyungSoo Lee , Youngsub Lim
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Abstract
The commitment of the shipping industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has spurred interest in onboard carbon capture solutions for liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ships, which generate exhaust with low CO2 and high O2 contents. Membrane-based carbon capture is a promising alternative to bulky amine scrubbing. However, the critical challenge of CO2/O2 separation in O2-rich exhaust has been largely overlooked in prior studies. Herein, we leveraged the upper bound theory to evaluate the performance of advanced membrane materials for a CO2/O2 gas pair, thus integrating this into a multi-objective optimization framework for system design. New CO2/O2 upper bound correlations were derived from established CO2/N2 and O2/N2 relationships to define several performance scenarios for next-generation membranes. Pareto optimization was then applied to identify the optimal trade-offs between the specific energy consumption (SEC) and membrane area. The results demonstrated a clear SEC–area trade-off: achieving an ultralow SEC required large membrane areas, whereas smaller membrane systems incurred higher SEC. Improving CO2/O2 selectivity emerged as a pivotal factor. In an upper bound analysis, membranes approaching to the current CO2/O2 performance limits achieved SEC values of approximately 3.5 GJ/ton LCO2. Only a highly selective hypothetical membrane (CO2/O2 selectivity ≈ 20, roughly double of the current values) reduced the SEC to <3.15 GJ/ton. This performance surpassed that of the conventional amine-based capture systems and met stringent energy targets. These findings underscore the novelty of combining upper bound material insights with process optimization. We identified specific membrane performance targets required for efficient shipboard CO2 capture to guide future membrane development for maritime carbon capture applications.
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The Journal of Membrane Science is a publication that focuses on membrane systems and is aimed at academic and industrial chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and membranologists. It publishes original research and reviews on various aspects of membrane transport, membrane formation/structure, fouling, module/process design, and processes/applications. The journal primarily focuses on the structure, function, and performance of non-biological membranes but also includes papers that relate to biological membranes. The Journal of Membrane Science publishes Full Text Papers, State-of-the-Art Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Perspectives.