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Optimizing CO
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Capture, Dehydration and Compression Facilities
PROCESS INSIGHT
T|e rerova| ol C0
2
oy ||qu|d aosoroerls |s W|de|y |rp|ererled
|r l|e le|d ol as process|r, c|er|ca| producl|or, ard coa| as|lcal|or.
Vary poWer p|arls are |oo||r al posl-corousl|or C0
2
recovery lo reel
erv|rorrerla| reu|al|ors ard lo produce C0
2
lor er|arced o|| recovery
app||cal|ors. T|e lure oe|oW |||uslrales aclua| dala ol lue| corsurpl|or |r
2005 ard ar esl|rale ol erery derard lor var|ous lue|s lror 2010 lo 2030.
T|e Wor|d erery derard W||| |||e|y |rcrease al rales ol 10-15 every 10
years. T||s |rcrease cou|d ra|se l|e C0
2
er|ss|ors oy aooul 50 oy 2030
as corpared W|l| l|e currerl |eve| ol C0
2
er|ss|ors. T|e |rduslr|a| courlr|es
(Norl| Arer|ca, weslerr Europe ard 0EC0 Pac|lc) corlr|oule lo l||s jurp |r
er|ss|ors oy Z0 corpared lo l|e resl ol l|e Wor|d, ard rore l|ar 0 ol
l|ese er|ss|ors W||| core lror poWer ereral|or ard |rduslr|a| seclors.
0esp|le l|e slror recorrerdal|ors lror cerla|r overrrerls,
l|ere are very leW aclua| |rveslrerls |r C0
2
caplure lac|||l|es eared loWard
reduc|r reer|ouse as er|ss|ors ra|r|y oecause ol l|e ||| cosl ol C0
2

recovery lror lue as. C0
2
caplure cosls car oe r|r|r|zed, |oWever, oy
des|r|r ar erery ellc|erl as aosorpl|or process. 8ased or l|e lrd|rs
ol recerl corceplua| er|reer|r slud|es, lTC Purerery esl|raled l|e
producl|or cosl lo oe u3S 19/lor C0
2
(u3S 51/ lorre C0
2
) lor 90 C0
2

recovery ol 1 ro|e C0
2
corlerl |r l|e lue as ol N0CC poWer p|arls. A
separale sludy s|oWed l|e cosl lor 90 C0
2
recovery ol 12 ro|e C0
2
lror
a coa| lred poWer p|arl lo oe u3S 30/lor C0
2
(u3S 33/lorre C0
2
). T|e cosl
ol C0
2
recovery lror coa| poWer p|arl lue as |s suoslarl|a||y |ess l|ar l|al
ol N0CC poWer p|arl lue as due lo l|e |||er C0
2
corlerl |r l|e leed.
T|e erery ellc|ercy ol a C0
2
caplure p|arl deperds pr|rar||y or
l|e perlorrarce ol l|e so|verl ard opl|r|zal|or ol l|e p|arl. lr lrad|l|ora| lue
as p|arl des|rs, VEA Was l|e pr|rary so|verl ard Was ||r|led lo 20 Wl lo
r|r|r|ze equ|prerl corros|or. Recerl deve|oprerls |r corlro|||r corros|or
ard deradal|or |as a||oWed ar |rcrease |r l|e so|verl corcerlral|or lo
aooul 30 Wl l|us decreas|r l|e requ|red c|rcu|al|or ard suosequerl slear
derard. A recerl 00E sludy s|oWs l|e slear corsurpl|or lor ar ex|sl|r
C0
2
p|arl us|r 18 Wl VEA (Kerr Vc0ee Process) |s 3.15 |o ol slear per
|o ol C0
2
lor ar|re reereral|or. A roderr process l|al uses 30 Wl VEA
|s expecled lo use 1.Z |o ol slear per |o ol C0
2
lor ar|re reereral|or. T|e
lTC lorru|aled so|verl |s a propr|elary o|erd ol ar|res ard |as a |oWer
slear usae l|ar l|e corverl|ora| VEA so|verl. 8ased or l|e raler|a| ard
erery oa|arces lor l|e p|arl des|red |r l|e recerl sludy, l|e reoo||er slear
corsurpl|or |s esl|raled al aooul 1.1Z |o slear/|o C0
2
us|r l|e proposed
lorru|aled so|verl W|l|oul |rp|ererl|r ary sp||l loW corlural|ors. T||s |s
ruc| |ess l|ar l|e reporled slear usae lor l|e VEA so|verl.
T|e des|r ol a lac|||ly lo caplure 90 ol l|e C0
2
lror l|e lue
as ol a coa| lred poWer p|arl |s oased or l|e spec|led lue as cord|l|ors,
C0
2
producl spec|lcal|ors, ard corslra|rls. us|r l|e ProVax process
s|ru|al|or sollWare lror 8ryar Researc| & Er|reer|r, C0
2
caplure ur|ls
car oe des|red ard opl|r|zed lor l|e requ|red C0
2
recovery us|r a var|ely
ol ar|re so|verls. T|e lo||oW|r lure represerls a s|rp||led process loW
d|arar lor l|e proposed C0
2
Caplure P|arl.
T|e lao|e oe|oW preserls l|e ra|r lrd|rs lor C0
2
caplure lror l|e
coa| lred poWer p|arl ard l|e N0CC poWer p|arl, eac| des|red lo produce
aooul 330Z lor per day (3,000 TP0 relr|c). To produce l|e sare capac|ly ol
C0
2
, or|y ore lra|r W|l| sra||er co|urr d|arelers |s requ|red |r l|e case ol
l|e coa| poWer p|arl ard lWo lra|rs W|l| |arer co|urr d|arelers are requ|red
|r l|e N0CC PoWer P|arl case. T||s |s ra|r|y due lo process|r a |arer
lue as W|l| |oWer C0
2
corlerl |r l|e N0CC poWer p|arl. Corsequerl|y, a
suoslarl|a| reducl|or |r l|e cap|la| ard producl|or cosl Was reporled lor l|e
coa| lred poWer p|arl C0
2
recovery lac|||ly.
For rore |rlorral|or aooul l||s sludy, see l|e lu|| arl|c|e al
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