A Novel Swing Adsorption Reactor Cluster (SARC) for Cost Effective Post-combustion CO2 Capture: A Thermodynamic Assessment
Zaabout, Abdelghafour; Romano, Matteo C.; Cloete, Schalk Willem Petrus; Giuffrida, Antonio; Morud, John; Chiesa, Paolo; Amini, Shahriar
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2017Metadata
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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.