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Solvent Screening for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture

Interactive countercurrent absorption column: compare four real solvent classes (aqueous MEA amine, hot potassium carbonate, chilled ammonia, amine-functionalized ionic liquid) for post-combustion CO2 capture, tune temperature, flue-gas CO2 concentration and flow rate, and watch capture efficiency, solvent loading and regeneration energy respond via a real Langmuir/van't Hoff equilibrium model.

Materials Science2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted💨 Air & Wind

This simulation puts a countercurrent absorption column side by side with a real thermodynamic model, letting you screen four solvent classes used in industrial carbon capture — aqueous MEA amine, hot potassium carbonate, chilled ammonia and an amine-functionalized ionic liquid — against the same flue-gas stream. Adjusting absorber temperature, CO2 inlet concentration and gas flow rate drives a Langmuir isotherm coupled to a van't Hoff temperature dependence for each solvent's own binding enthalpy, so the rising CO2 molecules you see either get pulled into the falling solvent stream and exit as rich, loaded solvent, or slip through unabsorbed and vent from the top — exactly the trade-off between capture efficiency and regeneration energy that determines which solvent a real capture plant chooses.

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation allows you to explore the process of carbon capture using various absorption technologies, examining how different materials and processes can remove CO2 from industrial sources or directly from the atmosphere. By manipulating parameters like temperature and solvent type, you'll observe the impact on capture efficiency and understand the key factors involved.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install