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Title: Bench Scale Development and Testing of a Novel Adsorption Process for Post-Combustion CO₂ Capture

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1235558· OSTI ID:1235558
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  1. Innosepra Limited Liability Company, Middlesex, NJ (United States)

A physical sorption process to produce dry CO₂ at high purity (>98%) and high recovery (>90%) from the flue gas taken before or after the FGD was demonstrated both in the lab and in the field (one ton per day scale). A CO₂ recovery of over 94% and a CO₂ purity of over 99% were obtained in the field tests. The process has a moisture, SOX, and Hg removal stage followed by a CO₂ adsorption stage. Evaluations based on field testing, process simulation and detailed engineering studies indicate that the process has the potential for more than 40% reduction in the capital and more than 40% reduction in parasitic power for CO₂ capture compared to MEA. The process has the potential to provide CO₂ at a cost (<$40/tonne) and quality (<1 ppm H₂O, <1 ppm SOX, <10 ppm O₂) suitable for EOR applications which can make CO₂ capture profitable even in the absence of climate legislation. The process is applicable to power plants without SOX, Hg and NOX removal equipment.

Research Organization:
Innosepra Limited Liability Company, Middlesex, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FE0007948
OSTI ID:
1235558
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English