Piperazinium trifluoroacetate compound and carbon dioxide absorbent using the same

• US 8,287,627 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Chung, Sung Yeup, Lee, Ki Chun, Choi, Seok Jin, Kim, Hoon Sik, Palgunadi, Jelliarko, Kang, Je Eun
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Duane
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wu, Ives
• Application Number:
  US12/612,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20100326277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 252/60, 252/189, 952/35, 952/36, 544/398, 544/402, 544/404
• US Class Current: 95/236
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2251/80 Organic bases or salts
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/1475 Removing carbon dioxide
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/1493 Selection of liquid materials for use as absorbents
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 53/18 containing fluorine
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 295/03 with the ring nitrogen atoms directly attached to acyclic carbon atoms
• CPC Class Codes: Y02C 20/40 of CO2
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/151 Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions, e.g. CO2
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/54 using solvents, e.g. supercritical solvents or ionic liquids

Abstract

The present invention provides a novel piperazinium trifluoroacetate compound prepared by reacting piperazine with trifluoroacetic acid and a carbon dioxide absorbent prepared by dissolving the compound in an ionic liquid or organic solvent. According to the present invention, the carbon dioxide absorbent has excellent carbon dioxide absorption capacity and low solvent loss, and the energy consumption required for the carbon dioxide absorption and desorption is significantly reduced.

Claims

1. A carbon dioxide absorbent prepared by dissolving 3 to 60 wt. % of a piperazinium trifluoroacetate compound represented by the following formula 1 in an ionic liquid:

2. A method of absorbing carbon dioxide using a carbon dioxide absorbent of claim 1 at an absorption temperature of −

20 to 80°

C., at a desorption temperature of 20 to 120°

C., at an absorption pressure from normal pressure to 100 atm, and at a desorption pressure from 0 to 10 atm.