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A Novel Swing Adsorption Reactor Cluster (SARC) for Cost Effective Post-combustion CO2 Capture: A Thermodynamic Assessment

Abstract

The SARC consists of a number of standalone reactors where a solid sorbent is carbonated by a flue gas and regenerated by a combination of vacuum and temperature swing. Efficiency is maximized through heat integration between carbonation and regeneration using a heat pump. Initial power plant simulations showed 9.4%-points energy penalty when integrated into a pulverized coal plant. This is in-line with reported energy penalty for MEA and VPSA technologies, but great potential for further efficiency improvements exists. Future studies will investigate the effect of SARC process parameters and sorbent material selection on the energy penalty.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Industry / Process Technology
  • Politecnico di Milano University

Year

2017

Published in

Energy Procedia

Volume

114

Page(s)

2488 - 2496

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