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<p>In power generation and industries where CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are unavoidable, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage is an important tool to offset climate change. Many carbon capture agents are blends of aqueous amines, which absorb CO<sub>2</sub> and are then thermally regenerated. The physical interactions between solutes play a crucial role in their reactivity and energy requirements for regeneration. Atomically resolved, experimentally derived information about the structure of these solutions, however, has yet to be reported. In this work, we report the structure of two model carbon capture solvents, aqueous sodium and potassium glycinate, in the unloaded and CO<sub>2</sub>-loaded state by performing structural refinement on H/D isotopically varied neutron diffraction data. This allows us to quantify the structure, frequency, and EPSR-derived pair interaction energetic stability of intermolecular interactions present. Such methodology can be readily applied to other carbon capture solutions, providing unparalleled insight and facilitating their large-scale modelling and rational design.</p>

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Visualising reaction complexes in amine-based unloaded and CO2-loaded carbon capture solutions

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    2026年3月12日

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  • Harrison Laurent,
  • Daniel Sault,
  • Thomas F. Headen,
  • Terri-Louise Hughes,
  • James E. Wheatley,
  • Christopher M. Rayner,
  • Lorna Dougan

摘要

In power generation and industries where CO2 emissions are unavoidable, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage is an important tool to offset climate change. Many carbon capture agents are blends of aqueous amines, which absorb CO2 and are then thermally regenerated. The physical interactions between solutes play a crucial role in their reactivity and energy requirements for regeneration. Atomically resolved, experimentally derived information about the structure of these solutions, however, has yet to be reported. In this work, we report the structure of two model carbon capture solvents, aqueous sodium and potassium glycinate, in the unloaded and CO2-loaded state by performing structural refinement on H/D isotopically varied neutron diffraction data. This allows us to quantify the structure, frequency, and EPSR-derived pair interaction energetic stability of intermolecular interactions present. Such methodology can be readily applied to other carbon capture solutions, providing unparalleled insight and facilitating their large-scale modelling and rational design.