ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide larger scale validation of Alstom's Chilled Ammonia postcombustion capture (PCC) Process and to demonstrate the interoperability of PCC and power plant. It demonstrates the technical feasibility of PCC integrated to a power plant and also to validate the KM-CDR PCC technology at higher power plant capacity. CO2 absorption/stripping in PCC process with chemical absorption involve complicated gas–liquid heat and mass transfer and chemical reactions (R1–R2). In modeling the process, these phenomena must be captured accurately. PCC based on chemical absorption is the most matured option for carbon capture and storage (CCS) commercial deployment. The technology has been widely validated through pilot plant tests. Also, modeling and simulation has been used to gain more in-depth insights of the process dynamics through detailed analysis of its design and operation. Different PCC technologies using solvent have also been commercialized, each of them utilizing different process chemistry and configurations.
