1. Valorization Strategies in CO 2 Capture: A New Life for Exhausted Silica-Polyethylenimine.
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Coralli, Irene, Giuri, Demetra, Spada, Lorenzo, Ortolani, Jacopo, Mazzocchetti, Laura, Tomasini, Claudia, Stevens, Lee A., Snape, Colin E., and Fabbri, Daniele
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CARBON sequestration ,POLYETHYLENEIMINE ,SOLVENT extraction - Abstract
The search for alternative ways to give a second life to materials paved the way for detailed investigation into three silica-polyethylenimine (Si-PEI) materials for the purpose of CO
2 adsorption in carbon capture and storage. A solvent extraction procedure was investigated to recover degraded PEIs and silica, and concomitantly, pyrolysis was evaluated to obtain valuable chemicals such as alkylated pyrazines. An array of thermal (TGA, Py-GC-MS), mechanical (rheology), and spectroscopical (ATR-FTIR,1 H-13 C-NMR) methods were applied to PEIs extracted with methanol to determine the relevant physico-chemical features of these polymers when subjected to degradation after use in CO2 capture. Proxies of degradation associated with the plausible formation of urea/carbamate moieties were revealed by Py-GC-MS, NMR, and ATR-FTIR. The yield of alkylpyrazines estimated by Py-GC-MS highlighted the potential of exhausted PEIs as possibly valuable materials in other applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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