Advances in the regulation of the physical properties of adsorbents and the design of adsorption beds in liquid air energy storage

ZHAO Yitong; HUANG Yuhong; HAO Changsheng; GAO Fei; SHE Xiaohui

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0981

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- Advances in the regulation of the physical properties of adsorbents and the design of adsorption beds in liquid air energy storage
- Energy Storage Science and Technology Vol. 15, Issue 4, Pages: 1264-1274(2026)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.石家庄铁道大学机械工程学院，河北石家庄 050043
  2.石家庄铁道大学材料科学与工程学院，河北石家庄 050043
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- DOI：10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0981
  CLC： O 647.3
- Received：03 November 2025，
  
  Revised：2025-11-14，
  
  Published：28 April 2026
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赵毅通, 黄煜鸿, 郝长生, 等. 液态空气储能吸附剂物性调控及吸附床设计研究进展[J]. 储能科学与技术, 2026, 15(4): 1264-1274.

ZHAO Yitong, HUANG Yuhong, HAO Changsheng, et al. Advances in the regulation of the physical properties of adsorbents and the design of adsorption beds in liquid air energy storage[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2026, 15(4): 1264-1274.
赵毅通, 黄煜鸿, 郝长生, 等. 液态空气储能吸附剂物性调控及吸附床设计研究进展[J]. 储能科学与技术, 2026, 15(4): 1264-1274. DOI： 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0981.

ZHAO Yitong, HUANG Yuhong, HAO Changsheng, et al. Advances in the regulation of the physical properties of adsorbents and the design of adsorption beds in liquid air energy storage[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2026, 15(4): 1264-1274. DOI： 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0981.

摘要

液态空气储能作为新型大规模物理储能技术，凭借能量密度高、环境友好及选址灵活等优势，被认为是解决电力系统调峰需求的重要途径之一，近年来受到广泛关注。在系统运行过程中，空气中的H

O和CO

等高凝点杂质易在系统内部发生冷凝、结霜或沉积，这不仅影响系统效率，还可能导致流道阻塞及运行故障。吸附分离因操作简便、净化效率高而被广泛认为是最具应用前景的净化技术之一。吸附床作为关键单元，其性能取决于吸附剂物性与床层结构设计。本文首先综述了近年来国内外吸附剂的研究现状，总结了活性炭、分子筛、金属有机骨架(MOFs)、沸石、硅胶、复合多孔材料等多种吸附剂的比表面积、亲疏水性以及低温吸附容量等特征，对比了不同材料在去除H

O和CO

方面的适用性，分析了吸附剂物性调控和优化的方法；其次，详细阐述了轴向流吸附床和径向流吸附床的研究进展，比较了轴向流吸附床和径向流吸附床在结构、流动场、压力场及吸附性能等方面的差异，并分析了吸附床结构优化改进方案。本文为液态空气储能吸附过程的优化设计提供一定的理论参考。

Abstract

Liquid air energy storage (LA

ES) represents a nascent

large-scale physical energy storage technology that offers high energy density

environmental benignity

and site-selection flexibility. LAES has gained significant attention as an effective approach for satisfying peak-shaving requirements in power systems. During system operation

high-boiling point impurities

such as atmospheric water vapor (H

O) and carbon dioxide (CO

)

tend to undergo condensation

desublimation (frosting)

or deposition within the system

thereby concurrently compromising operational efficiency and inducing flow-channel blockage and potential operational failures. Adsorptive separation presents a promising solution to these challenges

offering a favorable balance between operational simplicity and high purification efficiency. The performance of the adsorption bed

as a critical unit of the LAES pretreatment system

is fundamentally governed by the synergistic effect of the physicochemical properties of the adsorbent and the structural design of the bed. This paper presents reviews of recent advances in various adsorbent classes

including activated carbon

molecular sieves

metal-organic frameworks

zeolites

silica gel

and composite porous materials. The reviews also compare their specific surface areas

hydrophilicity

and low-temperature-adsorption capacity to assess the suitability of the materials for H

O and CO

capture

as well as discuss methods for tuning and optimizing adsorbent properties. Subsequently

recent advancements in axial- and radial-flow adsorption beds are systematically explored

highlighting their structural

flow- and pressure-field

and adsorption-performance differences

as well as the corresponding structural optimization strategies. The findings provide theoretical guidance for optimizing adsorption processes in LAES systems.

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