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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Other Industrial Plants
Linde-KCA has solutions for CO2-related applications. These cover carbon dioxide removal from industrial processes (e.g. CO2-removal from reduction gas) and from flue gases of power plants - to provide solutions for the problem of climate change. We are the competent supplier, and a prospective partner for the building of plants for the capture and removal of CO2 for the energy sector as well as for the chemical and metallurgical industry.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
The world’s energy demand is rising and electricity generation from fossil fuels is the main source for CO2, the main driver for the antropogenic climate change.
With the ratification of the Kyoto protocol, 141 nations agreed to reduce CO2 emissions by 5.2%, compared to 1990. The EU CO2-reduction target is even greater, being 20%, compared to 1990. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is currently the main technology option providing the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuelled power stations.
There are three principle carbon capture & storage technologies for the removal of carbon dioxide from the flue gases of fossil fuel power generation (coal, lignite, natural gas etc.):
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Post-combustion capture (separation from CO2 of the flue gas by washing), |
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Pre-combustion capture - IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle; in the so called shift reaction  Hydrogen is generated, which can be combusted in gas turbines) and
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Oxy-fuel combustion (fuel combustion with oxygen instead of air, to avoid nitrogen in the flue gas) |
Linde-KCA as an engineering firm for chemical and biotechnological plants has a long standing expertise in the washing of gases (amine wash has a wide range of applications in the chemical industry and the RECTISOL® process is a Linde technology) and the processing of CO2, including its purification, compression and liquefaction.
Since the invention of air-liquefaction and separation by Dr. Carl von Linde in 1895, Linde has become a competent supplier for air separation plants (more than 2700), which supply oxygen, a major requirement for the Oxy-fuel process.
Technical solutions in the field of IGCC are under development with our colleagues of Linde Engineering in Munich. The following examples give an overview of Linde-KCA-Dresden’s activities in this field:
Example 1 - Oxy-fuel technology
CO2 purification and liquefaction plant (pilot plant) |
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| Vattenfall |
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| Schwarze Pumpe / Germany |
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Process |
| Drying, precompression, liquifaction, rectification with CO2 recycling and liquid storage |
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7 000 Nm3/h flue gas from oxy-fuel boiler |
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240 t/d CO2 liquid |
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Purity |
| > 99.7 vol % CO2 |
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Scope of work |
| Turnkey plant |
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Start-up |
| 2008 |
Example 2 - Post-combustion capture
CO2 flue gas wash unit (pilot plant) |
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Operator |
| RWE Power AG |
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Location |
| Niederaußem / Germany |
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Technology partners |
| RWE / BASF / Linde |
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Process |
| BASF solvent |
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1 552 Nm3/h flue gas from lignite power plant |
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7.2 t/d CO2 |
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Purity |
| 94.2 vol % CO2 wet |
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Scope of work |
| Project management, basic engineering, detail engineering, equipment supply, erection, start-up, test run |
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Start-up |
| 2009 |
Example 3 - CO2 injection pilot plant |
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Operator |
| PEG (Gaz de France) |
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Location |
| Maxdorf / Germany |
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Capacity |
| 16 – 32 t/h CO2 from coal power plant |
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Purity |
| > 99.7 vol % CO2 |
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Scope of work |
| Turnkey plant |
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Start-up |
| 2009 |
Example 4 - Post-combustion capture
CO2 flue gas wash unit and compression |
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Client |
| StatoilHydro ASA |
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Location |
| Hammerfest / Norway |
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Process |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries solvent |
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2 600 000 Nm3/h flue gas from gasturbines |
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3 465 t/d CO2 |
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Purity |
| > 99 vol % CO2 |
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Scope of work |
| Feasibility study |
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Finalised |
| 2008 |
Example 5 - Post-combustion capture
CO2 flue gas wash unit and compression |
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Client |
| Vattenfall |
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Location |
| Jänschwalde / Germany |
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Process |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries solvent |
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700 000 Nm³/h flue gas from lignite power plant |
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3 000 t/d CO2 |
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Purity |
| > 99 vol % CO2 |
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Scope of work |
| Feasibility study |
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Finalised |
| 2009 |
Example 6 - Oxy-fuel technology
CO2 purification plant and compression |
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Client |
| Vattenfall |
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Location |
| Jänschwalde / Germany |
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Process |
| Cooling, precompression, drying, CO2-separation, postcompression |
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174 000 Nm3/h flue gas from oxy-fuel boiler |
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5 650 t/d CO2 |
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Purity |
| > 96 vol % CO2 |
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Scope of work |
| Feasibility study |
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Finalised |
| 2009 |
Other Industrial Plants
Gas washing to remove CO2 from different gas streams has a broad range of applications in the petrochemical industry; the steel industry, in cleaning of natural gas, reduction gases, etc.
Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH has great experience in this field extending over several decades. We offer the full range of engineering services for industrial washing projects. For amin washing we are a licensee of several amin washing processes. The RECTISOL® process is a Linde in-house development.
Example 1 - CO2 capture unit |
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Client |
| Danieli Far East / Thailand |
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Location |
| Abu Dhabi / U.A.E. |
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Process |
| BASF aMDEA® solvent |
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Capacity |
| 313 000 Nm³/h syngas with CO2-residue < 2.0 % |
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Scope of work |
| Basic engineering, detail engineering, equipment supply, delivery FOB |
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Start-up |
| 2010 |
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