Abstract:
In a system of absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas comprising absorbent regeneration equipment (a reclaimer), the present invention solves a problem of a water balance associated with operation of the reclaimer to keep the CO2 absorption system under optimal conditions. A method of controlling a CO2 chemical absorption system comprising CO2 chemical absorption equipment and absorbent regeneration equipment, the CO2 chemical absorption equipment being involved in contacting CO2 in exhaust gas with amine absorbent in an absorber column, heating the CO2 absorbed absorbent in a desorber column to release CO2, cooling the CO2 removed exhaust gas to separate condensed water, and circulating the condensed water to the desorber column; and the absorbent regeneration equipment being involved in withdrawing the amine absorbent from the desorber column, removing heat stable salts accumulated in the amine absorbent by a distillation process, and then supplying resultant vapor of the amine absorbent to the desorber column, the method comprising: rerouting some of condensed water obtained by cooling the CO2 removed exhaust gas in the desorber column, and adding a solution of an inorganic alkaline salt as a solvent to the absorbent regeneration equipment to remove heat stable salts accumulated in the amine absorbent in the distillation process.
Abstract:
A combustion exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger (A) for recovering heat contained in the combustion exhaust gas into heat medium, an absorption column for obtaining CO2 removed gas by absorbing CO2 in the combustion exhaust gas into absorbent, a heat exchanger (B) for applying heat recovered by heat medium to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a desorption column for desorbing the absorbent by removing CO2 from the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a flash tank for flash vaporizing the desorbed absorbent and a heat exchanger (E) for transferring heat from the desorbed absorbent to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, wherein the CO2 absorbed absorbent can be supplied from the absorption column to the desorption column via the heat exchanger (E) and the heat exchanger (B) in this order, and the desorbed absorbent can be supplied from the desorption column to the absorption column via the flash tank and the heat exchanger (E) in this order.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to provide a exhaust gas treatment system which prevents formation of deposits in a main duct and a flue, on and after the point where the exhaust gases converge, after the removal of CO2 and reduces labor required for maintenance such as cleaning, and thus enabling a long-term operation. Disclosed is an exhaust gas treatment system equipped with a carbon dioxide removal device, comprising a main duct 6 through which an exhaust gas, after treating an exhaust gas from a boiler 1 by a wet desulfurization device, passes; a diverging duct 40 configured to diverge some of an exhaust gas flow from the main duct; an CO2 removal device 20 configured to absorb and remove carbon dioxide (CO2) in the diverged exhaust gas by an amine absorbent; and a return duct 42 configured to converge the exhaust gas, from which CO2 has been removed by the CO2 removal device, with an exhaust gas that has not yet been diverged, wherein the return duct 42, before the point where the exhaust gases converge, is provided with heating means 8 configured to vaporize mist of the amine absorbent in the exhaust gas after convergence.
Abstract:
A system is provided that prevents inhibition of adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals by activated carbon or other heavy metal adsorbent due to prior adsorption of sulfur trioxide (SO3) in an exhaust gas containing SO3. As it has been found that while SO3 is adsorbed, the adsorption of SO3 precedes the adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals onto activated carbon, a basic substance injection system is disposed along an exhaust gas flow channel at an upstream side of an activated carbon injection system, thereby attaining effective removal of Hg and other heavy metals from the exhaust gas by adsorption thereof onto surface pores of the activated carbon. The SO3 concentration after removal by basic substance conversion is computed from the SO3 concentration before removal, and the activated carbon injection rate can be controlled based on the concentration after removal.
Abstract:
A method of recovering carbon dioxide, including bringing gas to be processed containing carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen into contact with the CO2-absorbing solution according to Claim 1 in an absorption column to form a CO2-rich solution; subsequently circulating the solution in a regeneration column to thermally release and recover CO2 and recirculating the absorbing solution as a CO2-poor solution inside the absorption column; and performing heat exchange between the solution being delivered from the absorption column to the regeneration column and the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column, wherein an alkanolamine aqueous solution containing a silicone oil and/or an organosulfur compound represented by the Formula (A) or (B) is added to the solution inside the absorption column and/or the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column to adjust the composition of the absorbing solution inside the absorption column so as to include the alkanolamine in an amount of 30% by weight or more and 60% by weight or less, the organosulfur compound in an amount of 0.01% by weight or more and 2% by weight or less, and the silicone oil in an amount of 5 ppm by weight or more and 100 ppm by weight or less.
Abstract:
A system is provided that prevents inhibition of adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals by activated carbon or other heavy metal adsorbent due to prior adsorption of sulfur trioxide (SO3) in an exhaust gas containing SO3. As it has been found that while SO3 is adsorbed, the adsorption of SO3 precedes the adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals onto activated carbon, a basic substance injection system is disposed along an exhaust gas flow channel at an upstream side of an activated carbon injection system, thereby attaining effective removal of Hg and other heavy metals from the exhaust gas by adsorption thereof onto surface pores of the activated carbon. The SO3 concentration after removal by basic substance conversion is computed from the SO3 concentration before removal, and the activated carbon injection rate can be controlled based on the concentration after removal.
Abstract:
A combustion exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger (A) for recovering heat contained in the combustion exhaust gas into heat medium, an absorption column for obtaining CO2 removed gas by absorbing CO2 in the combustion exhaust gas into absorbent, a heat exchanger (B) for applying heat recovered by heat medium to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a desorption column for desorbing the absorbent by removing CO2 from the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a flash tank for flash vaporizing the desorbed absorbent and a heat exchanger (E) for transferring heat from the desorbed absorbent to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, wherein the CO2 absorbed absorbent can be supplied from the absorption column to the desorption column via the heat exchanger (E) and the heat exchanger (B) in this order, and the desorbed absorbent can be supplied from the desorption column to the absorption column via the flash tank and the heat exchanger (E) in this order.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to provide a exhaust gas treatment system which prevents formation of deposits in a main duct and a flue, on and after the point where the exhaust gases converge, after the removal of CO2 and reduces labor required for maintenance such as cleaning, and thus enabling a long-term operation. Disclosed is an exhaust gas treatment system equipped with a carbon dioxide removal device, comprising a main duct 6 through which an exhaust gas, after treating an exhaust gas from a boiler 1 by a wet desulfurization device, passes; a diverging duct 40 configured to diverge some of an exhaust gas flow from the main duct; an CO2 removal device 20 configured to absorb and remove carbon dioxide (CO2) in the diverged exhaust gas by an amine absorbent; and a return duct 42 configured to converge the exhaust gas, from which CO2 has been removed by the CO2 removal device, with an exhaust gas that has not yet been diverged, wherein the return duct 42, before the point where the exhaust gases converge, is provided with heating means 8 configured to vaporize mist of the amine absorbent in the exhaust gas after convergence.
Abstract:
A method of recovering carbon dioxide, includes bringing gas to be processed containing carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen into contact with the CO2-absorbing solution in an absorption column to form a CO2-rich solution; circulating the solution in a regeneration column to thermally release and recover CO2 and recirculating the absorbing solution as a CO2-poor solution inside the absorption column; and performing heat exchange between the solution being delivered from the absorption column to the regeneration column and the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column, wherein an alkanolamine aqueous solution containing a silicone oil and/or an organosulfur compound is added to the solution inside the absorption column and/or the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column to adjust the composition of the absorbing solution inside the absorption column.