RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 189-197.doi: 10.27045/j.1000-8187.202603001

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Experimental study on the removal of 14CO2 and mass transfer performance in a high-gravity rotating bed

XIE Zhongyin1, PEI Jianlu1, LIANG Xuefei2, WANG Mang1, LIANG Guoliang1, SHUANG Yingzhong1, LIU Zhixin1, CHEN Xin1, LIANG Shuwei1, LI Yongguo1, YU Jie1   

  1. 1. CNNC Key Laboratory on Radioactive Gas Purification Technology, China Institute for Radiation Protection,Taiyuan 030006;
    2. Fujian Ningde Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Fujian Ningde 355200
  • Received:2025-06-06 Online:2026-05-20 Published:2026-06-18

Abstract: The high-gravity rotating bed technology was applied to the treatment of waste gas containing 14CO2 in nuclear power plant. NaOH solution was used as absorbent, and CO2 absorption experiments were carried out on the high-gravity rotating bed. The effects of rotational speed, absorbant flow rate, absorbent concentration, inlet gas flow rate and inlet CO2 concentration on CO2 removal efficiency η, overall gas-phase volumetric mass transfer coefficient Kya and effective mass transfer specific surface area a were investigated. The results show that η increases with the increase of absorbent flow rate and absorbent concentration, decreases with the increase of inlet gas flow rate and inlet CO2 concentration, and first increases and then decreases with the increase of rotational speed. Under operating conditions with a rotational speed of 1 000 r/min, an absorbent flow rate of 8 L/min, and an absorbent concentration of 4%, η can reach above 95%.The study of mass transfer performance shows that Kya and a both increase with the increase of liquid flow rate and gas flow rate, decrease with the increase of inlet CO2 concentration, and show a trend of first increasing and then decreasing with the increase of rotational speed. Kya increases with the increase of absorption liquid concentration, while a shows an opposite trend.

Key words: 14CO2, high-gravity rotating bed, absorption, mass transfer

CLC Number: 

  • TL941+.2