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Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Mass Transfer Rate for Three Membrane Morphologies

Vijaya Kumar, Supradeep
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399388795

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2014, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Mechanical Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
This research was conducted using a novel carbon capture and storage technology that involves the biosequestration of atmospheric CO2. Air with a controlled percentage of CO2, which simulates flue gas, is supplied into a temperature and pH controlled apparatus called the Photobioreactor (PBR). The PBR is circulated with a growth medium onto membranes, on which cultured cyanobacteria are used to fix the atmospheric CO2. The research measured and analyzed the effect of three different membranes on the liquid side mass transfer coefficient (kLa). Reverse Osmosis (RO) water was used instead of an algal growth medium in order to focus solely on analyzing the effect that surface morphology of a membrane material had on the kLa. The parameter kLa was calculated by measuring and recording the Total Inorganic Carbon (TIC) values at 30-second intervals during 20-minute trials. Data were statistical analyzed. The results showed that two of the three fabrics exhibited a higher kLa value. Micrographic images were captured to correlate the difference in kLa to the surface morphology.
David Bayless, Ph.D (Advisor)
115 p.
Mechanical Engineering
photobioreactors; algaculture; membrane mass transfer; fluid film membrane; carbon mass transfer; co2 sequestration

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  • Vijaya Kumar, S. (2014). Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Mass Transfer Rate for Three Membrane Morphologies [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399388795

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vijaya Kumar, Supradeep. Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Mass Transfer Rate for Three Membrane Morphologies. 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399388795.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vijaya Kumar, Supradeep. "Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Mass Transfer Rate for Three Membrane Morphologies." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1399388795

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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