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CO 2 Capture Study<br />

For <strong>800</strong> <strong>MW</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> – Tjeldbergodden<br />

The treated flue gas is routed to <strong>the</strong> Absorber (C-101). The gas flows upwards<br />

counter current to <strong>the</strong> circulating MEA solvent. The MEA solvent reacts chemically<br />

with carbon dioxide, absorbing 80-90% of <strong>the</strong> carbon dioxide in <strong>the</strong> incoming flue<br />

gas. Residue gas, mainly nitrogen and oxygen , is vented after <strong>the</strong> wash section<br />

through <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> absorber.<br />

The rich MEA solvent from all three trains is pumped from <strong>the</strong> bottom of <strong>the</strong><br />

Absorber to <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> Stripper (C-102) by <strong>the</strong> Rich Solvent Pump (P-103A/B).<br />

It is preheated in Solvent Cross Exchanger (E-103A-L) be<strong>for</strong>e entering <strong>the</strong> top of<br />

<strong>the</strong> stripping tower. In <strong>the</strong> Stripper, <strong>the</strong> rich MEA solvent is fur<strong>the</strong>r heated in <strong>the</strong><br />

Reboiler (E-104A/B/C/D) by means of low pressure steam, releasing <strong>the</strong> carbon<br />

dioxide.<br />

From <strong>the</strong> reboiler, <strong>the</strong> lean MEA solvent is pumped by <strong>the</strong> Lean Solvent Pump (P-<br />

104A/B/C), cooled against rich solvent in <strong>the</strong> Solvent Cross Exchanger (E-103A-L)<br />

and fur<strong>the</strong>r cooled in <strong>the</strong> Lean Solvent Cooler (E-106A/B/C). A part of <strong>the</strong> lean<br />

MEA solvent is routed through <strong>the</strong> Lean Solvent Filter (F-102) in order to remove<br />

solution contaminants. The filtered solvent returns to <strong>the</strong> main lean solvent line.<br />

The combined solvent is <strong>the</strong>n divided equally and routed to <strong>the</strong> three absorption<br />

trains.<br />

Water in <strong>the</strong> overhead gas from <strong>the</strong> Stripper is condensed in Condenser (E-<br />

105A/B) and separated from <strong>the</strong> carbon dioxide product in <strong>the</strong> Overhead<br />

Accumulator (V-100). A portion of <strong>the</strong> condensed water is returned to <strong>the</strong> Stripper<br />

with <strong>the</strong> balance being equally distributed to each of <strong>the</strong> Absorbers. The carbon<br />

dioxide product is <strong>the</strong>n sent to <strong>the</strong> battery limit.<br />

To maintain <strong>the</strong> highest possible absorption capacity of <strong>the</strong> MEA solvent,<br />

contaminants, such as heat stable salts, are removed in <strong>the</strong> Reclaimer (E-107).<br />

The Reclaimer is operated as a semi-batch process. Heat stable salts are<br />

removed using a <strong>the</strong>rmal process utilizing both LP and MP steam.<br />

The carbon dioxide product from <strong>the</strong> Overhead Accumulator is compressed in <strong>the</strong><br />

Product CO 2 Compressor (K-100) to <strong>the</strong> required 103 kg/cm 2 (a) pressure. The<br />

compressor consists of five stages with intercooling provided. Each stage of<br />

compression is followed by an air cooler (E-108, 110, 112 and 114) and trim<br />

coolers (E-109, 111, 113 and 115) where <strong>the</strong> carbon dioxide product is cooled to<br />

25°C against cooling water. After each stage of cooling, <strong>the</strong> carbon dioxide is<br />

routed to knock-out drums (V-103, 104, 105 and 106) to remove condensate. At<br />

an interstage pressure of 39.5 kg/cm 2 (a), <strong>the</strong> compressed carbon dioxide is sent<br />

to a Dehydration Package (ME-100), which reduces <strong>the</strong> moisture level down to<br />

less than 50 ppm (weight basis).<br />

3.2 Cooling Water Supplies<br />

To achieve a temperature rise of 10°C, <strong>the</strong> basic power plant requires a cooling<br />

water flow of 41500 tons per hour. After <strong>the</strong> carbon capture plant is added <strong>the</strong><br />

steam flow to <strong>the</strong> power plant condenser is greatly diminished however <strong>the</strong> flow<br />

through <strong>the</strong> condenser is unchanged so that <strong>the</strong> temperature rise now becomes<br />

5.28°C.<br />

The Carbon Dioxide capture plant has been specified to use outlet sea water from<br />

<strong>the</strong> power plant condenser as it does not have to reach such a low temperature to<br />

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