Faculty Profiles - NORINAGA Koyo

Energy-saving CO<inf>2</inf> Capture Process Using Phase Separation Type Solvent by Aqueous (amine + ether) Solution Reviewed

Machida H., Takehiro E., Yamaguchi T., Norinaga K., Kishimoto A., Akiyama K., Nishimura M.

GHGT 2018 - 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies 2018

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：GHGT 2018 - 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies

We have developed the phase separation solvent for CO2 capture. Our developed solvent consists amine, organic solvent and water and shows single liquid phase before CO2 absorption though it shows two liquid phases after CO2 absorption. Feature of phase separation solvent is reducing temperature difference between absorber and stripper. We apply the heat pump system for CO2 separation and evaluate the energy consumption. Low temperature swing process saves energy requirement for CO2 capture process with highly-effective reaction-heat recovering. To evaluate the CO2 capture system with our solvent, screening test for amine and organic solvent combination and CO2 solubility measurement were examined. In the phase separation test, three types of solvents were obtained by combining amine and ether, that is, no phase separation with CO2 scrubbing, phase separation with CO2 scrubbing, and thoroughly immiscible. The phase behaviour depends on the hydrophobicity of amines or organic solvents, and the types of solvents were classified using the hydrophobic parameter.

Current situation and future scope of biomass gasification in Japan

Furutani, Y, Norinaga, K, Kudo, S, Hayashi, J.-I, Watanabe, T

Evergreen Vol. 4 ( 4 ) page： 24 - 29 2017.12

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Transdisciplinary Research and Education Center for Green Technologies, Kyushu University

In this study, we investigated current situation of biomass gasification plants in 5 cities (c.a. Murayama City, Chichibu City, Ueno Village, Oshu City and Yamaguchi City) in Japan, and make R&D policy proposals to expand the biomass gasification plants. Four cities have commonly promoted the efficient heat utilization such as snow melting, drying the wood and supplying hot water into mushroom bed and hot spring. However, heat utilization is limited in a small area because heat loss is generated during the long-distance transportation. In order to obtain energy forms suitable for the long-distance transportation, such as hydrogen gas and electricity, the R&D of biomass gasification with hydrogen production or combined with Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) should be promoted in the future.

DOI： 10.5109/1929681

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7-2-4 Development of energy-saving CO2 capture process using phase separation absorbent Reviewed

MACHIDA Hiroshi, ESAKI Takehiro, YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, HORIZOE Hirotoshi, NORINAGA Koyo, KISHIMOTO Akira, MATSUOKA Akira, AKIYAMA Katsuya, NISHIMURA Makoto

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Institute of Energy Vol. 26 ( 0 ) page： 228 - 229 2017

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：The Japan Institute of Energy

Phase separation type CO2 capture solvent was developed which transforms into two liquid phases after CO2 absorption. At first, we checked the phase phenomena of 9 types of amine and 3 types of polyether combinations. There shows three types; keeping one liquid phase before and after CO2 absorption, transforming into two liquid phase after CO2 absorption, forming initially two liquid phases. CO2 solubility of the developed phase separation solvent was measured. The results show that the phase separation solvent can reduce the temperature difference between absorber and desorber than that of conventional amine solvent. Required energy for CO2 capture using phase separation solvent was estimated under 2.0 GJ/ton-CO2.

DOI： 10.20550/jietaikaiyoushi.26.0_228

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P-3-3 Detailed Chemical Kinetic Modeling of Primary and Secondary Pyrolysis of Lignin Reviewed

FURUTANI Yuki, DOHARA Yuki, KUDO Shinji, HAYASHI Jun-ichiro, NORINAGA Koyo

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Institute of Energy Vol. 26 ( 0 ) page： 268 - 269 2017

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：The Japan Institute of Energy

A set of lignin pyrolysis processes involving primary pyrolysis and secondary vapor-phase reactions were described with a detailed chemical kinetic model (DCKM). The DCKM of primary pyrolysis, which characterizes lignin structures as three model compounds, predicted the yields of volatiles (c.a. 22 gas species and 10 monolignols) derived from primary pyrolysis. The original DCKM of secondary vapor-phase reactions did not involve the kinetic database on vapor-phase reaction of monolignols. Thus, the pyrolytic pathways of 1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (HDPP) accounted for 60 - 80 wt% of total monolignol species were proposed, and total 230 elementary reaction rate constants obtained by ab initio theory were added into the original kinetic database. The simulation of secondary vapor-phase reaction was performed using the volatile composition predicted by the DCKM of primary pyrolysis as a boundary condition. The established kinetic models successfully reproduced the yields of H2O and char, but at high temperature overestimated tar yield and underestimated CO yield. This is probably due to the insufficient kinetic model of the secondary vapor phase reaction, which did not include the decomposition pathways of the monolignols except for HDPP.

DOI： 10.20550/jietaikaiyoushi.26.0_268

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A Supported Ni Catalyst Produced from Ni-Al Hydrotalcite-Like Precursor for Reduction of Furfuryl Alcohol to Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol by NaBH4 in Water Reviewed

Ren, DZ; Wang, JY; Jiang, XL; Song, ZY; Norinaga, K; Huo, ZB

CHEMISTRYSELECT Vol. 6 ( 4 ) page： 551 - 556 2021.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：ChemistrySelect

Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) is a kind of high value-added compound in industry, which can be obtained from biomass chemical engineering. However, Synthesis of THFA under mild condition with green hydrogen donors remains a big challenge. In this article, a supported Ni catalyst derived from Ni−Al hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTs) as precursors for the reduction of furfuryl alcohol (FA) into THFA with NaBH4 as reducing agent in water was first reported. As a result, Ni/Al2O3−HT exhibited high catalytic activity for the transformation, and THFA was achieved in 100 % yield at 60 °C for 60 min. Moreover, Ni/Al2O3−HT could be recycled at least seven times without the loss of its activity. Under optimized conditions, the reduction reaction of several furan and ketone compounds was investigated. A possible mechanism for the reduction of FA to afford THFA was also proposed.

DOI： 10.1002/slct.202003543

Lattice Boltzmann simulation of multicomponent reaction-diffusion and coke formation in a catalyst with hierarchical pore structure for dry reforming of methane Reviewed

Lin, YX; Yang, C; Choi, CY; Zhang, W; Machida, H; Norinaga, K

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE Vol. 229 2021.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Chemical Engineering Science

In order to further enhance catalytic activity and inhibit carbon formation, the hierarchical structure-performance relationship has been investigated in dry reforming of methane (DRM). A modified random generation of macro-mesopores (RGMMP) algorithm was adopted to model the structure of the catalyst with macropore and mesopore. Based on multi-component non-continuum reaction-diffusion lattice Boltzmann model, the effects of three hierarchical pore geometrical parameters, namely the catalyst porosity, the ratio of mesopore volume to macropore volume and the ratio of average macropore diameter to average mesopore diameter, on coke formation and catalytic performance were investigated to elucidate the deactivation and reaction-diffusion mechanism of the catalyst in DRM. Based on the competitive relationship between heterogeneous reaction and intraparticle diffusion, the optimal values to define hierarchical pore structure have been identified, which provides maximum catalytic performance and coking resistance for a reaction condition.

DOI： 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116105

Prediction of Phase Behavior of CO2 Absorbents Using Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents (COSMO-RS): An Approach to Identify Phase Separation Solvents of Amine/Ether/Water Systems upon CO2 Absorption Reviewed

Nakaoka, M; Tran, KVB; Yanase, K; Machida, H; Norinaga, K

INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH Vol. 59 ( 42 ) page： 19020 - 19029 2020.10

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Developing energy-saving absorbents for carbon dioxide (CO2) is essential for improving carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. Recently, we have designed phase separation solvents, which can significantly reduce the regeneration energy for CO2 capture and separation down to 1.6 GJ/ton-CO2 [ Machida, H.; et al. Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control2018, 75, 1-7 ]. For further developing better solvents, this paper studied a theoretical approach with conductor-like screening model for real solvents (COSMO-RS) to screen the amine/ether/water systems to identify phase separation solvents upon CO2 absorption. In this work, liquid-liquid equilibria of 21 amine/ether/water systems were determined both before and after CO2 absorption. Experimentally, it has already been demonstrated that the phase behavior of these systems is classified into three categories: phase separation type, miscible type, and immiscible type. This study demonstrates that the octanol/water partition coefficient is empirically able to search for a combination of amine and ether compounds, in which the system exhibits the phase separation behavior by absorbing CO2. The COSMO-RS calculations successfully reproduced experimental phase behavior with a rate of agreement of more than 80% by accounting the following two factors: (i) ion pairing for the description of the association/dissociation state for ionic species and (ii) relevant low-lying conformations of ether and amine, which are rationalized by experiments such as conductivity and excess enthalpy measurements. Moreover, we also validated the ability of the COSMO-RS calculation to qualitatively describe the compositions of 2-(ethylamino)ethanol, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, and water in CO2-rich and CO2-lean phases at varying CO2 loading conditions.

DOI： 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03233