Electric swing adsorption as emerging CO2 capture technique

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Carlos A. Grande (Author) FEUP; Rui P.L. Ribeiro (Author) FEUP; Eduardo L.G. Oliveira (Author) FEUP; Alirio E. Rodrigues (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Energy Procedia

Vol. 1 No. 1

Pages: 1219-1225

ISSN: 1876-6102

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Proceedings

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Chemical engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-Q7A

DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2009.01.160

Abstract (EN): The application of Electric swing adsorption (ESA) as a successful second generation technique to capture CO2 was evaluated. The objective of this work is to demonstrate that under certain conditions, ESA can be used in CO2 capture from flue gases of power plants. A process with seven steps was developed and tested for CO2 capture from a flue gas from a natural gas power station with emission levels of 1 Gton of CO2 per year with a content of 3.5%. The seven steps employed are: feed, rinse with hot gas, internal rinse, electrification, depressurization and two purge steps. Using this process we could obtain CO2-rich streams with purities of 89.7% keeping recovery around 70% and energy consumption of 1.9 GJ/ton of CO2 captured.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific