CO2 capture process with electrolytic regeneration

    公开(公告)号:US11219860B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US17331040

    申请日:2021-05-26

    申请人: ESTECH A/S

    摘要: A method of scrubbing a gas, such as flue gas or exhaust gas, comprising carbon dioxide to deplete the gas of carbon dioxide (CO2), the method comprising the steps of: scrubbing the gas in a scrubber (210) with a first alkaline, aqueous scrubbing liquid to dissolve carbon dioxide (CO2) as hydrogen carbonate (HCO3−) and/or as carbonate (CO32−) in the first alkaline, aqueous scrubbing liquid, thereby providing a first spent aqueous scrubbing liquid comprising hydrogen carbonate (HCO3−) and/or carbonate (CO32−), the first spent aqueous scrubbing liquid having a pH from about 7 to about 9; feeding the first spent aqueous scrubbing liquid to an anode chamber of an electrolytic cell (310) comprising the anode chamber (313) and a cathode chamber (312) separated by a membrane (311); regenerating the first spent aqueous scrubbing liquid in the electrolytic cell (310) by electrolysis, the electrolysis increasing the pH of the first spent aqueous scrubbing liquid in the cathode chamber (312), the electrolysis further depleting the first spent aqueous scrubbing liquid of hydrogen carbonate (HCO3−) and of carbonate (CO32−) in the anode chamber (313) by decreasing the pH, the regeneration further comprising generating gaseous hydrogen in the cathode chamber (312) and a gaseous mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the anode chamber (313) by electrolysis; and withdrawing regenerated alkaline, aqueous scrubbing liquid from the cathode chamber (312) and re-circulating it to the scrubber (210); wherein: the gaseous hydrogen is withdrawn from the cathode chamber (312); and the gaseous mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide is withdrawn from the anode chamber (313).