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Experiments and model for the surface tension of carbonated monoethanolamine aqueous solutions

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The surface tension of carbonated monoethanolamine aqueous solutions from 293.15 to 323.15 K was measured by using an automatic surface tension-meter. A model applicable for the surface tension of MEA-CO2-water mixtures was proposed and the calculated results agreed well with the experiments. The influences of temperature, MEA concentration and CO2 loading were demonstrated on the basis of experiments and calculations.

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Fu, D., Xu, Y., Wang, L. et al. Experiments and model for the surface tension of carbonated monoethanolamine aqueous solutions. Sci. China Chem. 55, 1467–1473 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-012-4641-7

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