METHOD AND PLANT FOR AMINE EMISSION CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method for eliminating or substantially reducing emission of amines and alkaline degradation products thereof to the atmosphere from a plant for CO2 capture from a flue gas, where the CO2 is captured by countercurrent flow to an absorbent in an absorption zone, the absorbent comprising an aqueous solution of one or more amine(s) to give a CO2 lean flue gas that is released into the surroundings, and a CO2 rich absorbent that is regenerated in a regeneration column to give a CO2 rich gas that is treated further, and regenerated absorbent that is recycled to the absorption zone, where the CO2 lean flue gas is washed with an acidic aqueous solution in a tray or a packed bed washing zone with liquid recycle to remove or substantially reduce the amount of amine(s) and alkaline degradation products thereof in the gas, wherein a part of an acid washing solution is bled off and introduced into an amine reclaimer where amine salts in solution is boiled in the presence of alkali and amine cations are liberated as free amine vapor which is reused as amine absorbent for the CO2 capture.
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Abstract
A method for eliminating or substantially reducing emission of amines (amineslip) and alkaline degradation products to the atmosphere from a plant for CO2 capture from a flue gas, where the CO2 is captured by counter-current flow to an absorbent in an absorption zone, the absorbent comprising an aqueous solution of one or more amine(s), to give a CO2 lean flue gas that is released into the surroundings, and a CO2 rich absorbent that is regenerated in a regeneration column to give a CO2 rich gas that is treated further, and regenerated absorbent that is recycled to the absorption zone, wherein the CO2 lean flue gas is washed with an acidic aqueous solution to remove or substantially reduce the amount of amine(s) and alkaline degradation products thereof in the gas, is described.
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- 1. A method for eliminating or substantially reducing emission of amines and alkaline degradation products thereof to the atmosphere from a plant for CO2 capture from a flue gas, where the CO2 is captured by countercurrent flow to an absorbent in an absorption zone, the absorbent comprising an aqueous solution of one or more amine(s) to give a CO2 lean flue gas that is released into the surroundings, and a CO2 rich absorbent that is regenerated in a regeneration column to give a CO2 rich gas that is treated further, and regenerated absorbent that is recycled to the absorption zone, where the CO2 lean flue gas is washed with an acidic aqueous solution in a tray or a packed bed washing zone with liquid recycle to remove or substantially reduce the amount of amine(s) and alkaline degradation products thereof in the gas, wherein a part of an acid washing solution is bled off and introduced into an amine reclaimer where amine salts in solution is boiled in the presence of alkali and amine cations are liberated as free amine vapor which is reused as amine absorbent for the CO2 capture.
- 7. A method for eliminating or substantially reducing emission of amines and alkaline degradation products thereof to the atmosphere from a plant for CO2 capture from a flue gas, where the CO2 is captured by countercurrent flow to an absorbent in an absorption zone, the absorbent comprising an aqueous solution of one or more amine(s) to give a CO2 lean flue gas that is released into the surroundings, and a CO2 rich absorbent that is regenerated in a regeneration column to give a CO2 rich gas that is treated further, and regenerated absorbent that is recycled to the absorption zone, wherein the CO2 lean flue gas is washed with an aqueous solution of sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, formic acid, and citric acid, to remove or substantially reduce the amount of amine(s) and alkaline degradation products thereof in the flue gas.
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