Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O objetivo do presente trabalho é apresentar um estudo sobre o equilíbrio de fases sólido-líquido-vapor para hidratos de metano. A análise do equilíbrio trifásico sólido-líquido-vapor tem encontrado diversas aplicações para sistemas hidrocarboneto-água, uma vez que permite, por exemplo, a determinação da região de estabilidade de hidratos de metano e hidratos de gás natural. Inicialmente foi feita uma pesquisa sobre o estado da arte no que diz respeito ao comportamento termodinâmico e equilíbrio de fases de hidratos. Foram implementados os modelos apresentados por Ballard (2002) e Zhang et al. (2005). A proposta de Zhang et al. (2005) é aplicável para equilíbrios de fases a temperaturas abaixo de 300 K. Sua abordagem combinou a teoria de van der Waals e Platteeuw para a fase hidrato com a equação do estado de Peng-Robinson (1976) modificada por Stryjek e Vera (1986) para ambas as fases fluidas (fase vapor e fase aquosa). A abordagem de Ballard (2000) considerou a distorção do hidrato do seu estado padrão, o que fornece uma exata composição do hidrato e melhora a previsão da formação dos hidratos a altas pressões. Ao esclarecer a mudança de volume no hidrato, o raio da gaiola do hidrato é uma função do seu volume. Com isso, Ballard propôs uma nova abordagem considerando tal variação de volume e gerou um equilíbrio de fases em uma rotina de flash multifásico através da minimização da energia livre de Gibbs. Assim, o presente trabalho apresenta as abordagens de Zhang et al. (2005) e Ballard (2002) para o comportamento termodinâmico de hidratos e faz uma análise e comparação entre eles. Para resolver o problema do flash computacionalmente, foi utilizada a ferramenta lsqnonlin (built-in do software MATLAB). O lsqnonlin é um algoritmo baseado no método de Levenberg-Marquadt. / The objective of the present work is to present a study of solid-vapor-liquid three-phase equilibrium for methane hydrates. The analysis of three-phase equilibrium has several applications for water-hydrocarbon systems, since it permits, for example, determination of stability region for methane hydrates and natural gas hydrates. We have started seeking in literature about the state-of-art for thermodynamic behaviour and phase equilibrium for hydrates. And then the models proposed by Ballard (2002) and Zhang et al. (2005) were implemented. Zhang et al. (2005) have proposed a phase equilibrium for single-guest gas hydrates at temperatures below 300 K. Their approach has combined the van der WaalsPlatteeuw theory for the hydrate phase and the PengRobinson equation of state for both fluid phases (vapor and aqueous phase) (1976) modified by Stryjek and Vera (1986). Ballards (2000) approach has allowed the hydrate distortion from its standard state and has gave a more accurate composition of the hydrate and has improved hydrate formation predictions at high pressures. As a direct result of accounting for a changing hydrate volume, the cage radii were functions of the hydrate volume. Thus, Ballard have proposed the hydrate phase equilibrium by Gibbs energy minimization in a multi-phase flash routine. Thus, this work presents the Zhang et al. (2005) and Ballards (2002) approaches for hydrate thermodynamic behavior and makes an analysis and comparison of them. To compute the flash problem, we use the tool lsqnonlin (built-in of MATLAB software). The algorithm lsqnonlin is based on the Levenberg-Marquadt method.

Questions that were answered in the dissertation: Which process is suitable to desulphurize biogas knowing that chemical absorption will be used to separate CO2? Which absorption solvent is suitable to separate CO2 from concentrated gases such as biogas at atmospheric pressure? What properties of the selected solvent, namely aqueous diglycolamine (DGA), are already known? How to determine solvent properties such as equilibrium CO2 solubility under absorption and desorption conditions using simple, but robust apparatuses? What values do solvent properties such as density, viscosity and surface tension take at various DGA contents and CO2 loadings? How do primary alkanolamine content and CO2 loading influence solvent properties? What is the optimal DGA content in the solvent? What is the optimal desorption temperature at atmospheric pressure? How can equilibrium CO2 solubility in aqueous DGA solvents be simulated? What is the uncertainty in the results? How to debottleneck an absorber and increase its gas-treating capacity? How to determine the optimal lean loading of the absorption solvent? What are the characteristics of the absorption process that uses aqueous DGA as the solvent to separate CO2 from biogas and is more energy efficient and safer than the state-of-the-art processes? How to quantitatively compare the hazards of absorption solvents? What is the disposition of the German population towards hazards from biogas plants? What are the favourable and adverse environmental impacts of biomethane? / Fragen, die in der Dissertation beantwortet wurden: Welches Verfahren ist zur Entschwefelung von Biogas geeignet, wenn die chemische Absorption zur CO2-Abtrennung genutzt wird? Welches Absorptionsmittel ist geeignet, um CO2 aus konzentrierten Gasen, wie Biogas, bei atmosphärischem Druck abzutrennen? Welche Eigenschaften des ausgewählten Absorptionsmittels, wässriges Diglykolamin (DGA), sind bereits bekannt? Wie wird die CO2-Gleichgewichtsbeladung unter Absorptions- und Desorptionsbedingungen mit einfachen und robusten Laborapparaten bestimmt? Welche Werte nehmen die Absorptionsmitteleigenschaften wie Dichte, Viskosität und Oberflächenspannung bei verschiedenen DGA-Gehalten und CO2-Beladungen? Wie werden die Absorptionsmitteleigenschaften durch den Primäramin-Gehalt und die CO2-Beladung beeinflusst? Was ist der optimale DGA-Gehalt im Absorptionsmittel? Was ist die optimale Desorptionstemperatur bei atmosphärischem Druck? Wie wird die CO2-Gleichgewichtsbeladung im wässrigen DGA simuliert? Welche Ungenauigkeit ist zu erwarten? Wie wird eine Absorptionskolonne umgerüstet, um die Kapazität zu erweitern? Wie wird die optimale CO2-Beladung des Absorptionsmittels am Absorbereintritt (im unbeladenen Absorptionsmittel) bestimmt? Was sind die Prozesseigenschaften eines Absorptionsverfahrens, das wässriges DGA als Absorptionsmittel nutzt sowie energieeffizienter und sicherer als Verfahren auf dem Stand der Technik ist? Wie kann das Gefahrenpotenzial von Absorptionsmittel quantitativ verglichen werden? Wie werden Gefahren aus einer Biogasanlage durch die deutsche Bevölkerung wahrgenommen? Welche positive und negative Umweltauswirkung hat Biomethan?

De nos jours, remplacer les solvants organiques utilisés traditionnellement dans l'industrie chimique par une nouvelle génération de solvants moins toxique, moins inflammable et moins polluante est un défi considérable. Les liquides ioniques, sels liquides qui satisfont ces critères, sont envisagés comme alternatives. Le but de ce travail est d'étudier le comportement des liquides ioniques en présence de composés organiques ou de gaz afin d'établir leur domaine d'applications dans le génie des procédés.Dans un premier temps, une étude chromatographique présente les interactions entre composés organiques et les liquides ioniques. Les données de rétention ont permis d'estimer la sélectivité à dilution infinie de plusieurs liquides ioniques pour différents problèmes de séparation. Un modèle de solvatation <<GC-LSER>> a été développé afin de prédire les coefficients de partage de solutés dans des liquides ioniques classiques et fonctionnalisés. Ensuite, l'étude des équilibres liquide-liquide de systèmes ternaires ont permis d'évaluer l'efficacité de trois liquides ioniques pour trois problèmes de séparation fréquemment rencontrés dans l'industrie chimique (extraction des composés aromatiques, du thiophène ou des alcools linéaires). Les valeurs des sélectivités et des coefficients de distribution élevées indiquent que les liquides ioniques étudiés peuvent remplacer les solvants traditionnels. Enfin, les performances des liquides ioniques pour la capture des gaz à effet de serre sont évaluées grâce à des mesures de solubilités du dioxyde de carbone et du protoxyde d'azote dans les liquides ioniques sous hautes pressions. Les données expérimentales ont été utilisées afin d'étendre le modèle PPR78 (Predictive 1978, Peng-Robinson equation of state) aux systèmes {CO2+ liquide ionique} / Nowadays, replacement of conventional organic solvents by a new generation of solvents less toxic, less flammable and less polluting is a major challenge for the chemical industry. Ionic liquids have been widely promoted as interesting substitutes for traditional solvents. The aim of this work is to study the behavior of ionic liquids with organic compounds or gases in order to determine their range of applications in process engineering.First, interactions between organic compounds and ionic liquids are studied using inverse gas chromatography. The activity coefficients at infinite dilution are used to calculate capacity and selectivity of different ionic liquids for different separation problems. A solvation model <<GC-LSER>> is proposed in order to estimate the gas-to-ionic liquid partition coefficients in alkyl or functionalized ionic liquids. Then, liquid-liquid equilibria measurements of ternary systems were carried out in order to evaluate the efficiency of three ionic liquids for three separation problems frequently encountered in chemical industry (extraction of aromatic compounds, thiophene or linear alcohols). The high values of distribution coefficients and selectivities indicate that the investigated ionic liquids could replace the traditional solvents. Finally, the performance of ionic liquids for greenhouse gases capture was examinated through solubility measurements of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in ionic liquids at high pressure. The experimental data is used in order to extend the model PPR78 (Predictive 1978, Peng-Robinson equation of state) to systems containing {CO2+ ionic liquid}

Questions that were answered in the dissertation: Which process is suitable to desulphurize biogas knowing that chemical absorption will be used to separate CO2? Which absorption solvent is suitable to separate CO2 from concentrated gases such as biogas at atmospheric pressure? What properties of the selected solvent, namely aqueous diglycolamine (DGA), are already known? How to determine solvent properties such as equilibrium CO2 solubility under absorption and desorption conditions using simple, but robust apparatuses? What values do solvent properties such as density, viscosity and surface tension take at various DGA contents and CO2 loadings? How do primary alkanolamine content and CO2 loading influence solvent properties? What is the optimal DGA content in the solvent? What is the optimal desorption temperature at atmospheric pressure? How can equilibrium CO2 solubility in aqueous DGA solvents be simulated? What is the uncertainty in the results? How to debottleneck an absorber and increase its gas-treating capacity? How to determine the optimal lean loading of the absorption solvent? What are the characteristics of the absorption process that uses aqueous DGA as the solvent to separate CO2 from biogas and is more energy efficient and safer than the state-of-the-art processes? How to quantitatively compare the hazards of absorption solvents? What is the disposition of the German population towards hazards from biogas plants? What are the favourable and adverse environmental impacts of biomethane? / Fragen, die in der Dissertation beantwortet wurden: Welches Verfahren ist zur Entschwefelung von Biogas geeignet, wenn die chemische Absorption zur CO2-Abtrennung genutzt wird? Welches Absorptionsmittel ist geeignet, um CO2 aus konzentrierten Gasen, wie Biogas, bei atmosphärischem Druck abzutrennen? Welche Eigenschaften des ausgewählten Absorptionsmittels, wässriges Diglykolamin (DGA), sind bereits bekannt? Wie wird die CO2-Gleichgewichtsbeladung unter Absorptions- und Desorptionsbedingungen mit einfachen und robusten Laborapparaten bestimmt? Welche Werte nehmen die Absorptionsmitteleigenschaften wie Dichte, Viskosität und Oberflächenspannung bei verschiedenen DGA-Gehalten und CO2-Beladungen? Wie werden die Absorptionsmitteleigenschaften durch den Primäramin-Gehalt und die CO2-Beladung beeinflusst? Was ist der optimale DGA-Gehalt im Absorptionsmittel? Was ist die optimale Desorptionstemperatur bei atmosphärischem Druck? Wie wird die CO2-Gleichgewichtsbeladung im wässrigen DGA simuliert? Welche Ungenauigkeit ist zu erwarten? Wie wird eine Absorptionskolonne umgerüstet, um die Kapazität zu erweitern? Wie wird die optimale CO2-Beladung des Absorptionsmittels am Absorbereintritt (im unbeladenen Absorptionsmittel) bestimmt? Was sind die Prozesseigenschaften eines Absorptionsverfahrens, das wässriges DGA als Absorptionsmittel nutzt sowie energieeffizienter und sicherer als Verfahren auf dem Stand der Technik ist? Wie kann das Gefahrenpotenzial von Absorptionsmittel quantitativ verglichen werden? Wie werden Gefahren aus einer Biogasanlage durch die deutsche Bevölkerung wahrgenommen? Welche positive und negative Umweltauswirkung hat Biomethan?