A direct contact cooler design for simultaneously recovering latent heat and capturing SOx and NOx from pressurized flue gas

Verma, Piyush; Yang, Zhiwei; Axelbaum, Richard L.

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115216

Title: A direct contact cooler design for simultaneously recovering latent heat and capturing SO_x and NO_x from pressurized flue gas

Journal Article · 21 January 2022 · Energy Conversion and Management

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115216 · OSTI ID:1977088

Verma, Piyush ^[1]; Yang, Zhiwei ^[2]; Axelbaum, Richard L. ^[2]

Washington University, St. Louis, MO (United States); OSTI
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (United States)

Integrated SO_x and NO_x removal technology using a direct contact cooler is a promising alternative for cleaning coal combustion flue gas, especially for pressurized combustion systems. Past investigations of integrated SO_x and NO_x removal have been limited to low-temperature processes, where the flue gas has been cooled upstream of the removal unit, and the moisture in the flue gas has been condensed out. Here this work presents a novel design that recovers the flue gas heat while simultaneously removing SO_x and NO_x in a single reactive-absorption column – direct contact cooler. A validated model was used to evaluate different direct contact cooler designs. Modeling results suggested that a counter-current column with a single water inlet can scrub 83% of the NO_x and 96.5% of the SO_x in 115 s, while an optimized design with multiple water inlets enhances the scrubbing of NO_x by 9 percentage points and SO_x by 3.5 percentage points, due to a 34% increase in residence time. It is also observed that the liquid-phase reaction between absorbed SO_x and NO_x plays a significant role in the removal of SO₂ from the flue gas for high-temperature scrubbing compared with low-temperature scrubbing. The design reinforces the potential of high-temperature SO_x-NO_x removal and heat recovery and suggests a means of reducing capital costs for such columns.

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Research Organization:: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (United States); West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC); Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization (CCCU)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0025193; PI0000017

OSTI ID:: 1977088

Journal Information:: Energy Conversion and Management, Journal Name: Energy Conversion and Management Journal Issue: C Vol. 254; ISSN 0196-8904

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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