Membrane CO2 Separation System Improvement for Coal-Fired Power Plant Integration
Author:
Alabid Maytham1ORCID, Dinca Cristian12ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Energy Generation and Use Department, Faculty of Power Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania 2. Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Even though there are numerous CO2 capture technologies (such as chemical and physical absorption), investigators are still trying to come up with novel methods that can minimize the energy requirements for their integration into thermal power plants, as well as the CAPEX and OPEX expenses. In this work, the technical and financial aspects of integrating two-stage polymeric membranes into a coal-fired power plant with a capacity of 330 MW were examined. The study researched the membrane post-combustion CO2 capture process utilizing CHEMCAD version 8.1 software with several parameters and an expander to decrease the total cost. The simulation showed promising results regarding reducing power consumption after using an expander for both a high capture rate (>90%) and a CO2 concentration of more than 95%. Thus, the CO2 captured cost decreased from 58.4 EUR/t (no expander) to 48.7 EUR/t (with expander).
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