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Flue Gas Preparation

• Industrial flue gas need to be prepared for the CO₂ capture process
• This section cools and removes some pollutants from the flue gas entering the CO2 capture process by circulating water.

Wash Section

Ensures the capture of CO₂ does not cause local pollution.

Absorber

• The CO₂ in the flue gas is absorbed by the solvent as it travels upwards through the absorber.
• This absorption reaction releases heat causing a profile of temperature and concentration over the height of the absorber.

Heat integration

Energy is a valuable resource, and heating and cooling require energy. The hot CO₂ lean solvent from the stripper is used to heat up the rich CO₂ rich solvent from the absorber, reducing the overall energy required for CO₂ capture.

Stripping & regeneration

• The CO₂ is released from the solvent by adding energy in the form of heat.
• High purity CO₂ is collected at the top of the stripper and will be sent for transport, storage or utilisation. The regenerated solvent is routed back to the absorber to continue capturing CO₂.

Stripping & regeneration

• The CO₂ is released from the solvent by adding energy in the form of heat.
• High purity CO₂ is collected at the top of the stripper and will be sent for transport, storage or utilisation. The regenerated solvent is routed back to the absorber to continue capturing CO₂.

A world-leading competence center

We share knowledge and experience from research activities with the entire global environment in carbon capture and storage, through publication in renowned scientific journals and presentation at scientific conferences.

Below you will find our summary of some of the articles that have been published.

TCM Design & Construction

In this series of reports, you can read about our experiences of building a carbon capture facility and the sorts of knowledge TCM built up over this period. These experiences are used when we advise on upcoming CCS projects. We have experienced and learned a lot about air emissions and the experience gained from the design is useful to this day.

Operational Experience & Results

In this series of reports, you can read about our experiences of operating carbon capture facilities with a range of capture technologies and CO₂ concentrations. These experiences are based operation of the amine plant (mainly with non-proprietary MEA and CESAR1 solvents), Chilled Ammonia Process (CAP) plant and the dedicated Site for Emerging Technologies which tests next generation capture technologies such as membranes and sorbents.

Verified baseline results

Some of TCM’s testing has been with the non-proprietary MEA and CESAR1 solvents, which are studied extensively in research and academia and can be used as benchmarks for new or proprietary capture technologies. Testing these non-proprietary solvents for thousands of hours at the scale of the TCM amine plant, with real flue gasses, has unlocked many new learnings for the industry, shared via open publications and TCM’s Advisory Services.

In collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) (lenke inkl. LinkedIn), an independent US energy R&D body, TCM have tested and published a number of verified baseline conditions with MEA & CESAR1 with CHP and RFCC flue gas.

Emissions – Limits, Measurements and Mitigation + Aerosols & Mist

One of TCM’s biggest focus areas has been on airborne emissions released from carbon capture processes, and this has been the case since the plant was built. Working in collaboration with other research communities and technology suppliers, we have sought to identify and deploy robust methods that ensure we adequately manage and monitor this issue.

Solvent Degradation, Management and Reclaiming

Experience from more than ten years of operations at TCM shows that it is essential to have full control of the entire capture process and of what is happening around the capture facility. TCM’s experiences show that you almost cannot be thorough enough. 

Process modelling, scaling up and cost reduction

Through many years of experience with CO₂ capture technology, TCM has built up a broad knowledge of what is needed to reduce costs linked to the capture process itself.

CO₂ Capture – Operational and process control

Through more than 10 years of technology testing campaigns with 24/7 operation. TCM have developed significant learnings and experience in  this area predominantly on the flexible amine plant but also on other TCM test sites.

Corrosion and materials

TCM has learned that attention must be paid to all parts of the capture process. Something that is easy to forget is the effect of capture chemicals and CO₂ itself on various materials of construction.