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Espen S. Hamborga,b, Vian Smitha,c, Toine Centsa,c, Natasha Brigmana,c, Olav Falk- Pedersena,d, Thomas De Cazenovea, Milan Chhaganlala,b, Jane K. Festea,b, Øyvind Ullestada,b, Helge Ulvatna,b, Oddvar Gorsete, Inga Askestade, Lars K. Gramf, Berit F. Foståsb, Muhammad I. Shahd, Andrew Maxsong, David Thimseng,*

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Espen S. Hamborga,b, Vian Smitha,c, Toine Centsa,c, Natasha Brigmana,c, Olav Falk- Pedersena,d, Thomas De Cazenovea, Milan Chhaganlala,b, Jane K. Festea,b, Øyvind Ullestada,b, Helge Ulvatna,b, Oddvar Gorsete, Inga Askestade, Lars K. Gramf, Berit F. Foståsb, Muhammad I. Shahd, Andrew Maxsong, David Thimseng,*

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aCO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM DA), 5954 Mongstad, Norway bStatoil ASA, P.O. Box 8500, 4035 Stavanger, Norway cSasol Technology, P.O. Box 5486, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa dGassnova SF, Dokkvegen 10, 3920 Porsgrunn, Norway eAker Solutions, P. O. Box 222, 1326 Lysaker, Norway fFORCE Technology, Park Allé 345, 2605 Brøndby, Denmark gElectric Power Research Institute, 3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 34304, USA *Corresponding author

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aCO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM DA), 5954 Mongstad, Norway bStatoil ASA, P.O. Box 8500, 4035 Stavanger, Norway cSasol Technology, P.O. Box 5486, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa dGassnova SF, Dokkvegen 10, 3920 Porsgrunn, Norway eAker Solutions, P. O. Box 222, 1326 Lysaker, Norway fFORCE Technology, Park Allé 345, 2605 Brøndby, Denmark gElectric Power Research Institute, 3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 34304, USA *Corresponding author

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© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of GHGT-12.
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© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of GHGT-12.
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Abstract

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Abstract

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Independent verification protocol (IVP) work has been conducted at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM DA) during treatment of flue gas from a natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The testing applied an aqueous 30 wt% monoethanolamine (MEA) solvent system treating flue gases with a flow rate of about 47.000 Sm3/hr and a CO2 content of about 3.5%. The CO2 capture rate was about 90% and the thermal steam consumption was about 4.1 GJ/t CO2. Emissions of MEA were very low and MEA-related degradation products were all below detection levels, and all within the emission limits set by the Norwegian environmental authorities. The current work may be considered an independently verified baseline for a non- proprietary post-combustion amine based solvent system carried out at an industrial-scale plant facility.

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Independent verification protocol (IVP) work has been conducted at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM DA) during treatment of flue gas from a natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The testing applied an aqueous 30 wt% monoethanolamine (MEA) solvent system treating flue gases with a flow rate of about 47.000 Sm3/hr and a CO2 content of about 3.5%. The CO2 capture rate was about 90% and the thermal steam consumption was about 4.1 GJ/t CO2. Emissions of MEA were very low and MEA-related degradation products were all below detection levels, and all within the emission limits set by the Norwegian environmental authorities. The current work may be considered an independently verified baseline for a non- proprietary post-combustion amine based solvent system carried out at an industrial-scale plant facility.

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Long-term performance indices, such as material corrosion, MEA solvent degradation, etc., have not been considered in the current IVP work. Additional minor process adaption to the aqueous MEA solvent system, such as increased MEA concentrations, the use of anti-foam solutions, etc., may lead to lower thermal steam consumptions than aforementioned.

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Long-term performance indices, such as material corrosion, MEA solvent degradation, etc., have not been considered in the current IVP work. Additional minor process adaption to the aqueous MEA solvent system, such as increased MEA concentrations, the use of anti-foam solutions, etc., may lead to lower thermal steam consumptions than aforementioned.

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1. Introduction

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1. Introduction

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CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM DA), located next to the Statoil refinery near Mongstad, Norway, is one  of the largest post-combustion capture (PCC) test facilities in the world. TCM DA is a joint venture  between Gassnova, Statoil, Shell, and Sasol. The purpose of this facility, which started operation in August 2012, is to allow vendors of suitable amine formulations and other PCC processes  to test their  technology and collect  performance  data to support full-scale design and anticipate the associated performance and  operating costs.  A unique aspect of   the facility is that either a slipstream from a natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant or an equivalent volumetric flow from a refinery residue fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC), whose higher CO2 content (about 12.9% compared with about 3.5% for the natural gas-based flue gas) is closer to that seen in coal flue gas, can be used for  CO2 capture. In the CHP plant, the natural gas is combusted in a gas turbine and the flue gas content and  characteristics are similar to those of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant.  One of the testing facilities  in place at TCM DA is a highly flexible and  well-instrumented generic amine plant, designed and constructed by   Aker Solutions and Kværner, aimed to accommodate a variety of technologies with capabilities of treating flue gas streams of up to 60,000 Sm3/hr. This plant is being offered to vendors of solvent-based CO2 capture technologies to primarily test: (1) the performance of their solvent technology; and (2) technologies aimed to reduce the atmospheric emissions of amines and amine-based degradation products from such solvent-based CO2 capture processes.

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CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM DA), located next to the Statoil refinery near Mongstad, Norway, is one  of the largest post-combustion capture (PCC) test facilities in the world. TCM DA is a joint venture  between Gassnova, Statoil, Shell, and Sasol. The purpose of this facility, which started operation in August 2012, is to allow vendors of suitable amine formulations and other PCC processes  to test their  technology and collect  performance  data to support full-scale design and anticipate the associated performance and  operating costs.  A unique aspect of   the facility is that either a slipstream from a natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant or an equivalent volumetric flow from a refinery residue fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC), whose higher CO2 content (about 12.9% compared with about 3.5% for the natural gas-based flue gas) is closer to that seen in coal flue gas, can be used for  CO2 capture. In the CHP plant, the natural gas is combusted in a gas turbine and the flue gas content and  characteristics are similar to those of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant.  One of the testing facilities  in place at TCM DA is a highly flexible and  well-instrumented generic amine plant, designed and constructed by   Aker Solutions and Kværner, aimed to accommodate a variety of technologies with capabilities of treating flue gas streams of up to 60,000 Sm3/hr. This plant is being offered to vendors of solvent-based CO2 capture technologies to primarily test: (1) the performance of their solvent technology; and (2) technologies aimed to reduce the atmospheric emissions of amines and amine-based degradation products from such solvent-based CO2 capture processes.

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An independent verification protocol (IVP) has been developed by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

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An independent verification protocol (IVP) has been developed by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

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to be used as part of the overall performance assessment of amine-based TSA processes, as described in details elsewhere [1]. The IVP is designed to provide a structured testing procedure for assessing thermal and environmental performance of PCC processes under normal operating conditions.

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to be used as part of the overall performance assessment of amine-based TSA processes, as described in details elsewhere [1]. The IVP is designed to provide a structured testing procedure for assessing thermal and environmental performance of PCC processes under normal operating conditions.

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The IVP has been applied during base-case testing done 6–10 January 2014 on the TCM amine plant  using  aqueous 30 wt% monoethanolamine (MEA) as the solvent while treating flue gas  at a flow rate of about 47.000  Sm3/hr from the CHP plant. The IVP project was performed jointly between TCM DA, Aker Solutions, FORCE Technology, and the Electric  Power  Research Institute (EPRI), and the base-case testing is part of Aker Solutions’  test campaigns at TCM DA.

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The IVP has been applied during base-case testing done 6–10 January 2014 on the TCM amine plant  using  aqueous 30 wt% monoethanolamine (MEA) as the solvent while treating flue gas  at a flow rate of about 47.000  Sm3/hr from the CHP plant. The IVP project was performed jointly between TCM DA, Aker Solutions, FORCE Technology, and the Electric  Power  Research Institute (EPRI), and the base-case testing is part of Aker Solutions’  test campaigns at TCM DA.

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This work is part of a continuous effort of gaining better understanding of the performance potential of the non- proprietary aqueous MEA solvent system, conducted by TCM DA and its affiliates and owners, in order  to  test, verify, and demonstrate CO2 capture  technologies [1, 2, 3]. The purpose of the current  work is to provide the results  of the IVP done for aqueous 30 wt% MEA, which provides a baseline that can be commensurately compared against other (solvent-based) PCC processes. This work may thus be considered the baseline for a non-proprietary PCC amine-based solvent system treating low CO2 partial pressure flue gases at a significant flow rate  from  the  combustion of natural gas in a gas turbine.

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This work is part of a continuous effort of gaining better understanding of the performance potential of the non- proprietary aqueous MEA solvent system, conducted by TCM DA and its affiliates and owners, in order  to  test, verify, and demonstrate CO2 capture  technologies [1, 2, 3]. The purpose of the current  work is to provide the results  of the IVP done for aqueous 30 wt% MEA, which provides a baseline that can be commensurately compared against other (solvent-based) PCC processes. This work may thus be considered the baseline for a non-proprietary PCC amine-based solvent system treating low CO2 partial pressure flue gases at a significant flow rate  from  the  combustion of natural gas in a gas turbine.

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2. Project overview

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2. Project overview

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The TCM pilot-scale amine plant was designed and constructed by Aker Solutions and Kværner. The amine plant was designed to be flexible to allow testing of different configurations, and has respective capacities of about 80 and 275 tonnes-CO2/day for CHP and RFCC flue gas operations. The TCM DA amine plant  process  flow diagram showing high-level equipment contained within the plant  along  with key extant instrumentation  and the nominal  CHP flue gas characteristics is given elsewhere [1]. The major systems include:

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The TCM pilot-scale amine plant was designed and constructed by Aker Solutions and Kværner. The amine plant was designed to be flexible to allow testing of different configurations, and has respective capacities of about 80 and 275 tonnes-CO2/day for CHP and RFCC flue gas operations. The TCM DA amine plant  process  flow diagram showing high-level equipment contained within the plant  along  with key extant instrumentation  and the nominal  CHP flue gas characteristics is given elsewhere [1]. The major systems include:

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The roles and responsibilities of the organizations that conducted the current IVP project are as follows:

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The roles and responsibilities of the organizations that conducted the current IVP project are as follows:

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3. Independent verification protocol approach

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3. Independent verification protocol approach

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Base-case testing of the performance of the TCM amine plant using a nominal 30% MEA as the solvent was conducted the week of 6 January 2014 after approximately 6 weeks of operating the amine plant with the 30% MEA solution. The plant was operated at steady state through the entire week. (Note: The MEA solution concentration did drift down approximately 1 percentage point during the week of base-case testing.) The only operational abnormality was a short loss of flue gas flow for about 15 minutes at 15:00 hrs on 8 January 2014 from which operations were quickly restarted.

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Base-case testing of the performance of the TCM amine plant using a nominal 30% MEA as the solvent was conducted the week of 6 January 2014 after approximately 6 weeks of operating the amine plant with the 30% MEA solution. The plant was operated at steady state through the entire week. (Note: The MEA solution concentration did drift down approximately 1 percentage point during the week of base-case testing.) The only operational abnormality was a short loss of flue gas flow for about 15 minutes at 15:00 hrs on 8 January 2014 from which operations were quickly restarted.

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FORCE Technology was on-site to manually collect samples sequentially from the flue gas supply, depleted fuel gas, and product CO2. During all sampling periods the following sample data were collected:

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FORCE Technology was on-site to manually collect samples sequentially from the flue gas supply, depleted fuel gas, and product CO2. During all sampling periods the following sample data were collected:

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The sampling time periods and sampling period designator are shown in Table 1 along with additional sampling undertaken on each day. Data logs for all sampling periods containing pertinent flows, temperatures, pressures, and concentrations measured by permanent plant instruments were supplied by TCM DA.

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The sampling time periods and sampling period designator are shown in Table 1 along with additional sampling undertaken on each day. Data logs for all sampling periods containing pertinent flows, temperatures, pressures, and concentrations measured by permanent plant instruments were supplied by TCM DA.

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Table 1. FORCE Technology sampling periods.
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Table 1. FORCE Technology sampling periods.
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4. Instrument assessment

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4. Instrument assessment

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This section assesses the quality of the instrumentation installed for measuring the respective compositions and flow rates. There are two measures of instrumentation quality:

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This section assesses the quality of the instrumentation installed for measuring the respective compositions and flow rates. There are two measures of instrumentation quality:

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The aggregate uncertainty in a measurement includes both precision error and bias error. Absent a calibration against primary standards, the uncertainty published by the instrument supplier is only the precision error.

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The aggregate uncertainty in a measurement includes both precision error and bias error. Absent a calibration against primary standards, the uncertainty published by the instrument supplier is only the precision error.

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Note also that precision is a measure of repeatability when the process parameter being  measured  does  not change. It is often the case that the process parameter (flow, pressure, and temperature) does change over the measurement period. Thus, measurements over long periods of time (greater than process time constants) will also include an error term related to process uncertainty.

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Note also that precision is a measure of repeatability when the process parameter being  measured  does  not change. It is often the case that the process parameter (flow, pressure, and temperature) does change over the measurement period. Thus, measurements over long periods of time (greater than process time constants) will also include an error term related to process uncertainty.

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4.1 Gas phase compositions

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4.1 Gas phase compositions

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The CO2 and O2 content of the flue gas supply, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream is routinely determined  by the respective plant Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) (Applied Instrument Technologies and Finetech, model: Anafin 2000) and O2 (Siemens, model:  Oxymat  6) sampling and analysis system. The sampling system admits the  gas stream, sampled from various single points as given by Thimsen et al [1]. The sample is continuously drawn by a selection system serving the analyzer. The gas supply samples are diverted to the common analyzers in a 90-minute cycle, i.e., the analyzer cycles between flue gas supply for 15 minutes, depleted flue gas for 30 minutes, and CO2 product stream for 15 minutes. In each sampling, the analyzer sampling lines and cells are sufficient flushed with the gas to be measured and, after a certain time, wet-gas concentration for every 1½ minutes for a total of 10 concentrations are reported. The plant control system displays to the operators the most recent concentration report. Thus, the last report of the 10 is displayed for approximately 75 minutes until the  next sampling cycle  for the  flue  gas supply and CO2 product stream and approximately 60 minutes for the depleted flue gas.

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The CO2 and O2 content of the flue gas supply, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream is routinely determined  by the respective plant Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) (Applied Instrument Technologies and Finetech, model: Anafin 2000) and O2 (Siemens, model:  Oxymat  6) sampling and analysis system. The sampling system admits the  gas stream, sampled from various single points as given by Thimsen et al [1]. The sample is continuously drawn by a selection system serving the analyzer. The gas supply samples are diverted to the common analyzers in a 90-minute cycle, i.e., the analyzer cycles between flue gas supply for 15 minutes, depleted flue gas for 30 minutes, and CO2 product stream for 15 minutes. In each sampling, the analyzer sampling lines and cells are sufficient flushed with the gas to be measured and, after a certain time, wet-gas concentration for every 1½ minutes for a total of 10 concentrations are reported. The plant control system displays to the operators the most recent concentration report. Thus, the last report of the 10 is displayed for approximately 75 minutes until the  next sampling cycle  for the  flue  gas supply and CO2 product stream and approximately 60 minutes for the depleted flue gas.

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The flue gas supply, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream compositions were analyzed by FORCE  Technology during the base-case operations. The measurements reported by FORCE Technology  were  on  a  dry basis. (The sample is dried before analysis.) These dry-basis data were converted to wet  basis by assuming that the  flue gas supply is saturated with water at the temperature and pressure measured  by  the  plant  data  acquisition system. The recalculated FORCE Technology data are given in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and compared to the values determined by the FTIR system. Details include:

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The flue gas supply, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream compositions were analyzed by FORCE  Technology during the base-case operations. The measurements reported by FORCE Technology  were  on  a  dry basis. (The sample is dried before analysis.) These dry-basis data were converted to wet  basis by assuming that the  flue gas supply is saturated with water at the temperature and pressure measured  by  the  plant  data  acquisition system. The recalculated FORCE Technology data are given in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and compared to the values determined by the FTIR system. Details include:

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Fig. 1. CHP flue gas supply CO2 and O2 data. FTIR and O2 analyzer data are averaged over analysis circles. Data collected by FORCE
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Fig. 1. CHP flue gas supply CO2 and O2 data. FTIR and O2 analyzer data are averaged over analysis circles. Data collected by FORCE
Technology on 9 January are also shown.
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Fig. 2. Depleted flue gas CO2 and O2 data. FTIR and O2 analyzer data are averaged over analysis cycles. Data collected by FORCE Technology
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Fig. 2. Depleted flue gas CO2 and O2 data. FTIR and O2 analyzer data are averaged over analysis cycles. Data collected by FORCE Technology
on 6 January are also shown.
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4.2 Gas phase flow rates

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4.2 Gas phase flow rates

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The flow rates of the flue gas, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream are continuously determined by plant instrumentation. The TCM DA amine plant facility is particularly well instrumented for determining the flue gas supply flow rate, with several different types of flow meters in series.

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The flow rates of the flue gas, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream are continuously determined by plant instrumentation. The TCM DA amine plant facility is particularly well instrumented for determining the flue gas supply flow rate, with several different types of flow meters in series.

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The flue gas, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream flow rates were  determined  by pitot-tube  traversing during the base-case operations by FORCE Technology and the results compared to plant instrumentation are  discussed below:

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The flue gas, depleted flue gas, and CO2 product stream flow rates were  determined  by pitot-tube  traversing during the base-case operations by FORCE Technology and the results compared to plant instrumentation are  discussed below:

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Table 2. Key flow instrumentation. Precision uncertainties are based internal instrument assessment by TCM DA.
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Table 2. Key flow instrumentation. Precision uncertainties are based internal instrument assessment by TCM DA.
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Fig. 3. CHP flue gas supply flow measurements.
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Fig. 3. CHP flue gas supply flow measurements.
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Fig. 4. Product flue gas flow rate and test period averages.
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Fig. 4. Product flue gas flow rate and test period averages.
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4.3 Steam and condensate flow rates

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4.3 Steam and condensate flow rates

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A schematic of the system supplying steam to the stripper reboiler is shown in  Fig. 5. High-pressure (HP) steam     is delivered from the refinery to the TCM amine plant at a pressure of approximately 30 bars, superheated to approximately 240°C to 310°C. The HP steam is throttled to a pressure near the stripper reboiler steam pressure at approximately 5 bars and then desuperheated with condensate. The stripper reboiler condensate collects in a receiver from which it is returned to the refinery. A small amount of medium-pressure (MP) steam is reduced to a lower pressure  for use in steam heat tracing. The low-pressure (LP) steam condensate is returned to the same receiver as    the stripper reboiler condensate.

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A schematic of the system supplying steam to the stripper reboiler is shown in  Fig. 5. High-pressure (HP) steam     is delivered from the refinery to the TCM amine plant at a pressure of approximately 30 bars, superheated to approximately 240°C to 310°C. The HP steam is throttled to a pressure near the stripper reboiler steam pressure at approximately 5 bars and then desuperheated with condensate. The stripper reboiler condensate collects in a receiver from which it is returned to the refinery. A small amount of medium-pressure (MP) steam is reduced to a lower pressure  for use in steam heat tracing. The low-pressure (LP) steam condensate is returned to the same receiver as    the stripper reboiler condensate.

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The parameter of interest is the steam flow to the reboiler. A check on this parameter is the HP condensate flow returned to the refinery. The condensate return flow should be the sum of the reboiler steam flow and any condensate flow produced in steam heat tracing. Fig. 5 shows these two parameters. The condensate return flow indicated (FT- 2455) is consistently higher than the reboiler steam flow (FT-2386) by typically 2% to 8%. This difference is in the correct direction when heat tracing condensate (not measured by the reboiler steam flow meter) is entering the condensate receiver.

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The parameter of interest is the steam flow to the reboiler. A check on this parameter is the HP condensate flow returned to the refinery. The condensate return flow should be the sum of the reboiler steam flow and any condensate flow produced in steam heat tracing. Fig. 5 shows these two parameters. The condensate return flow indicated (FT- 2455) is consistently higher than the reboiler steam flow (FT-2386) by typically 2% to 8%. This difference is in the correct direction when heat tracing condensate (not measured by the reboiler steam flow meter) is entering the condensate receiver.

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Fig. 5. Stripper reboiler steam supply flow schematic.
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Fig. 5. Stripper reboiler steam supply flow schematic.
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Fig. 6. Reboiler steam flow and HP condensate return flow.
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Fig. 6. Reboiler steam flow and HP condensate return flow.
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5. Results and discussions

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5. Results and discussions

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5.1 CO2 capture efficiency and recovery

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5.1 CO2 capture efficiency and recovery

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CO2 capture efficiency can be quantified in four ways as described by Thimsen et al. [1] and indicated in Table 3.  In addition, the CO2 recovery calculation is given in Table 3. The CO2 recovery is a measure of the CO2 mass  balance.

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CO2 capture efficiency can be quantified in four ways as described by Thimsen et al. [1] and indicated in Table 3.  In addition, the CO2 recovery calculation is given in Table 3. The CO2 recovery is a measure of the CO2 mass  balance.

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Table 3. CO2 capture efficiency and recovery calculations.
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Table 3. CO2 capture efficiency and recovery calculations.
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The depleted flue gas flow measurement is not yet a reliable measurement. A value can be calculated for the depleted flue gas flow by assuming that the oxygen and nitrogen entering the absorber with the  flue  gas  supply  leaves in the depleted flue gas. The depleted flue gas temperature may be used to calculate saturated water content.  The depleted flue gas CO2 concentration may be used to calculate CO2 flow. Note that these are essentially the same assumptions as those used for Method 4, hence the Method 3 and Method 4 calculations result in essentially identical CO2 capture rates. Using the calculated flow of depleted flue gas allows an estimate of the CO2 recovery to be calculated.

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The depleted flue gas flow measurement is not yet a reliable measurement. A value can be calculated for the depleted flue gas flow by assuming that the oxygen and nitrogen entering the absorber with the  flue  gas  supply  leaves in the depleted flue gas. The depleted flue gas temperature may be used to calculate saturated water content.  The depleted flue gas CO2 concentration may be used to calculate CO2 flow. Note that these are essentially the same assumptions as those used for Method 4, hence the Method 3 and Method 4 calculations result in essentially identical CO2 capture rates. Using the calculated flow of depleted flue gas allows an estimate of the CO2 recovery to be calculated.

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Table 4 shows the four calculations of CO2 capture and recovery for the base-case test periods  (using  the  calculated value for depleted flue gas flow). The first thing to note is that all calculated CO2 captures were fairly  steady for the first three days of operation (test periods C1-1a to C1-3b). The CO2 capture on the last day (C1-4a, C1-4b) was significantly higher by approximately 3–4 percentage points. The CO2 recovery (mass balance) was  neither  greater than 95.5%  nor  as low as 91.3%. Note also that the CO2 capture calculated by Method 1 is always  less than the CO2 capture calculated by Methods 2, 3, and 4. These two  facts  suggest that  either quantification of  CO2 flow in the CHP flue gas supply is biased high or that calculation of CO2 flow in the product is biased low.

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Table 4 shows the four calculations of CO2 capture and recovery for the base-case test periods  (using  the  calculated value for depleted flue gas flow). The first thing to note is that all calculated CO2 captures were fairly  steady for the first three days of operation (test periods C1-1a to C1-3b). The CO2 capture on the last day (C1-4a, C1-4b) was significantly higher by approximately 3–4 percentage points. The CO2 recovery (mass balance) was  neither  greater than 95.5%  nor  as low as 91.3%. Note also that the CO2 capture calculated by Method 1 is always  less than the CO2 capture calculated by Methods 2, 3, and 4. These two  facts  suggest that  either quantification of  CO2 flow in the CHP flue gas supply is biased high or that calculation of CO2 flow in the product is biased low.

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Table 4. CO2 capture and CO2 recovery results
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Table 4. CO2 capture and CO2 recovery results
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The uncertainty in measurement of flow and composition propagate into uncertainty in the CO2 capture. The uncertainty calculations and representative results from the each of the calculation methods are  shown in  Table  5.  The following assumptions are used:

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The uncertainty in measurement of flow and composition propagate into uncertainty in the CO2 capture. The uncertainty calculations and representative results from the each of the calculation methods are  shown in  Table  5.  The following assumptions are used:

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A few notes on the CO2 capture uncertainty results:

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A few notes on the CO2 capture uncertainty results:

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Table 5. Uncertainty in CO2 capture as a function of flow/composition measurement uncertainty (Nominal CO2 capture of ECO2 = 90%).
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Table 5. Uncertainty in CO2 capture as a function of flow/composition measurement uncertainty (Nominal CO2 capture of ECO2 = 90%).
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The heat released in the reboiler is calculated as the difference between steam enthalpy at the measured reboiler  inlet temperature (T) and pressure (P) and saturated water enthalpy at the reboiler condensate temperature. The pertinent data are given in Table 6.

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The heat released in the reboiler is calculated as the difference between steam enthalpy at the measured reboiler  inlet temperature (T) and pressure (P) and saturated water enthalpy at the reboiler condensate temperature. The pertinent data are given in Table 6.

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Table 6. Stripper reboiler thermal use calculation
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Table 6. Stripper reboiler thermal use calculation
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The thermal steam consumption data give in Table 6 are based on aqueous 30 wt% MEA solvent system without  the addition of any anti-foam solution. Upon addition of anti-foam solution and increase of the MEA solvent concentration during the MEA test campaign at TCM DA, the steam consumption was further reduced during CHP flue gas treatment, as described by Brigman et al [2]. Those tests were not a part of the current IVP work.  Additionally, TCM DA has a LVC system installed; however, this system was  not operated  during Base-Case test  and is consequently also not a part of the current IVP work. LVC systems have previously been showed by Knudsen   et al. [4] to substantially decrease the thermal steam consumptions during amine plant operations with the aqueous MEA solvent systems.

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The thermal steam consumption data give in Table 6 are based on aqueous 30 wt% MEA solvent system without  the addition of any anti-foam solution. Upon addition of anti-foam solution and increase of the MEA solvent concentration during the MEA test campaign at TCM DA, the steam consumption was further reduced during CHP flue gas treatment, as described by Brigman et al [2]. Those tests were not a part of the current IVP work.  Additionally, TCM DA has a LVC system installed; however, this system was  not operated  during Base-Case test  and is consequently also not a part of the current IVP work. LVC systems have previously been showed by Knudsen   et al. [4] to substantially decrease the thermal steam consumptions during amine plant operations with the aqueous MEA solvent systems.

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5.3 Process contaminants

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5.3 Process contaminants

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FORCE Technology measured gas-phase concentrations of the compounds listed below and the results are  provided in Table 7. During the base-case testing time period, the CHP plant received refinery gas  from  the  Mongstad refinery, which was, to some extent, co-fired with the natural gas.

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FORCE Technology measured gas-phase concentrations of the compounds listed below and the results are  provided in Table 7. During the base-case testing time period, the CHP plant received refinery gas  from  the  Mongstad refinery, which was, to some extent, co-fired with the natural gas.

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Table 7. Gas-phase concentrations.
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Table 7. Gas-phase concentrations.
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5.4 Process stream information

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5.4 Process stream information

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Additional amine plant process information for the base-case test is given in Appendix A. This information is not covered by the current IVP work, but is given for the convenience of the reader.

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Additional amine plant process information for the base-case test is given in Appendix A. This information is not covered by the current IVP work, but is given for the convenience of the reader.

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6. Conclusions

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6. Conclusions

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IVP work has been conducted at CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad during treatment of flue gas from a natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The testing is referred to as the base-case testing, applying an  aqueous 30 wt% MEA solvent system treating flue gases with a  flow rate of about 47.000 Sm3/hr and a CO2 content  of about 3.5%. For the base-case considered, the CO2 capture  was about 90% and the thermal  steam consumption  was about 4.1 GJ/t-CO2. Emissions of MEA were very low and MEA related degradation products were all below detection levels, and all within the emission limits set by the Norwegian environmental authorities. The current work may be considered an independently verified baseline for a non-proprietary PCC amine-based solvent system.

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IVP work has been conducted at CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad during treatment of flue gas from a natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The testing is referred to as the base-case testing, applying an  aqueous 30 wt% MEA solvent system treating flue gases with a  flow rate of about 47.000 Sm3/hr and a CO2 content  of about 3.5%. For the base-case considered, the CO2 capture  was about 90% and the thermal  steam consumption  was about 4.1 GJ/t-CO2. Emissions of MEA were very low and MEA related degradation products were all below detection levels, and all within the emission limits set by the Norwegian environmental authorities. The current work may be considered an independently verified baseline for a non-proprietary PCC amine-based solvent system.

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The following process aspects were not considered in the current IVP work:

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The following process aspects were not considered in the current IVP work:

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These aspects warrant further (IVC) work and studies in order to gain better understanding of the performance potential of the aqueous MEA solvent system as a non-proprietary PCC system.

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These aspects warrant further (IVC) work and studies in order to gain better understanding of the performance potential of the aqueous MEA solvent system as a non-proprietary PCC system.

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Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the staff of TCM DA, Gassnova, Statoil, Shell, Sasol, and Aker Solutions for their contribution and work at the TCM DA facility.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the staff of TCM DA, Gassnova, Statoil, Shell, Sasol, and Aker Solutions for their contribution and work at the TCM DA facility.

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The authors also gratefully acknowledge Gassnova, Statoil, Shell, and Sasol as the owners of TCM DA and Aker Solutions for their financial support and contributions.

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The authors also gratefully acknowledge Gassnova, Statoil, Shell, and Sasol as the owners of TCM DA and Aker Solutions for their financial support and contributions.

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Espen S. Hamborg et al. / Energy Procedia 63 (2014) 5994 – 6011                                                  6009

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Espen S. Hamborg et al. / Energy Procedia 63 (2014) 5994 – 6011                                                  6009

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Appendix A. Amine plant process information

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Appendix A. Amine plant process information

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Table 8 provides the amine plant main process information averaged over the base-case test time period. Process fluctuations, generally attributed to fluctuations in the CO2 content of the CHP flue gas, cannot be derived from the given values.

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Table 8 provides the amine plant main process information averaged over the base-case test time period. Process fluctuations, generally attributed to fluctuations in the CO2 content of the CHP flue gas, cannot be derived from the given values.

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Table 8. Typical amine plant process information during Base-Case testing.
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Table 8. Typical amine plant process information during Base-Case testing.
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  1. Thimsen D, Maxson A, Smith V, Cents T, Falk-Pedersen O, Gorset O, Hamborg E S. Results from MEA testing at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad. Part I: Post-Combustion CO2 capture testing methodology. Energy Procedia; 2014.
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  3. Morken A K, Nenseter B, Pedersen S, Chhaganlal M, Feste J K, Tyborgnes R B, Ullestad Ø, Ulvatn H, Zhu L, Mikoviny T, Wisthaler A, Cents T, Bade O M, Knudsen J, De Koeijer G, Falk-Pedersen O, Hamborg E S. Emission results of amine plant operations from MEA testing at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad. Energy Procedia; 2014.
  4. Knudsen J N, Andersen J, Jensen J N, Biede O. Evaluation of process upgrades and novel solvents for the post combustion CO2 capture process in pilot-scale. Energy Procedia 2011;4:1558-1565.
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  1. Thimsen D, Maxson A, Smith V, Cents T, Falk-Pedersen O, Gorset O, Hamborg E S. Results from MEA testing at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad. Part I: Post-Combustion CO2 capture testing methodology. Energy Procedia; 2014.
  2. Brigman N, Shah M I, Falk-Pedersen O, Cents T, Smith V, De Cazenove T, Morken A K, Hvidsten O A, Chhaganlal M, Feste J K, Lombardo G, Bade O M, Knudsen J, Subramoney S C, Fostås B F, De Koeijer G, Hamborg E S. Results of amine plant operations from 30 wt% and 40 wt% aqueous MEA testing at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad. Energy Procedia; 2014.
  3. Morken A K, Nenseter B, Pedersen S, Chhaganlal M, Feste J K, Tyborgnes R B, Ullestad Ø, Ulvatn H, Zhu L, Mikoviny T, Wisthaler A, Cents T, Bade O M, Knudsen J, De Koeijer G, Falk-Pedersen O, Hamborg E S. Emission results of amine plant operations from MEA testing at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad. Energy Procedia; 2014.
  4. Knudsen J N, Andersen J, Jensen J N, Biede O. Evaluation of process upgrades and novel solvents for the post combustion CO2 capture process in pilot-scale. Energy Procedia 2011;4:1558-1565.
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