「溫室效應」為工業革命以來全球平均溫度明顯上升之主要原因，造成「溫室效應」最可能原因之一為石化燃料大量使用使得大氣層中CO2濃度明顯增加，為了抑制CO2濃度攀升，「節能減碳」已成為國家能源環境政策發展之重點項目。為此我們於鋼鐵廠內建立吸收氣提實驗工場，應用各種吸收劑作為相關研究之依據，並提供製程改善方法以達到節能效果。
目前本研究成果為下列：
1. 分別使用3 wt.%氨水、煤化學工廠氨水及7 wt.%氨水在固定床進行二氧化碳實驗，煤化學工廠氨水的捕獲效率小於3 wt.%氨水，兩者氨水的捕獲效率均無法達到90 % vol.，將氨水濃度提升至7 wt.%已經可以達到捕獲效率90 % vol.。氨水的總質傳係數相對於醇胺的總質傳係數小，由於超重力旋轉床((Rotating packed bed, RPB))被研究出可以提升氣液接觸表面積，將3 wt.%氨水在固定床及旋轉床進行兩者二氧化碳捕獲效率比較，發現兩者捕獲效率相近，但旋轉床的體積為固定床的體積1/3倍。
2. 實驗內使用氨水於RPB進行CO2吸收實驗，分別對於改變氣體流率、液體流率及旋轉床轉速對於CO2捕獲效率影響。
3. 實驗室內架設小型填充床吸收示範設備，以水吸收NH3以達到填充塔出口氨氣濃度低於25 ppm的目標；並用此設備探討塔高與出口氨氣濃度的關係。

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