Absorption-Based Post-Combustion Capture of Carbon Dioxide

Absorption-Based Post-Combustion Capture of Carbon Dioxide provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of the use of absorbents for post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide. As fossil fuel-based power generation technologies are likely to remain key in the future, at least in the short- and medium-term, carbon capture and storage will be a critical greenhouse gas reduction technique.

Post-combustion capture involves the removal of carbon dioxide from flue gases after fuel combustion, meaning that carbon dioxide can then be compressed and cooled to form a safely transportable liquid that can be stored underground.

Part 1 Introductory issues
1. Introduction/overview
2. The fundamentals of post-combustion capture
3. Conventional amine scrubbing for CO2 capture

4. Liquid absorbent selection criteria and screening procedures

Part 2 Capture agents
5. Precipitating amino acid solutions
6. Aminosilicone systems for post-combustion CO2 capture
7. Inorganic salt solutions for post-combustion capture
8. Mixed salt solutions for CO2 capture
9. Dual liquid phase systems
10. Enzyme-enhanced CO2 absorption
11. Ionic liquids for PCC

12. Aqueous ammonia-based post-combustion CO2 capture

Part 3 Process design

13. Process modifications for CO2 capture
14. Gas-liquid contactors in liquid absorbent-based PCC
15. Hybrid amine-based PCC processes, membrane contactors for PCC

Part 4 Solvent degradation, emissions and waste handling
16. Degradation of amine-based solvents
17. Reclaiming of amine-based liquids used in PCC
18. Assessment of corrosion in liquid absorbent-based PCC systems
19. Overview of aerosols in post-combustion CO2 capture
20. Emissions from amine-based post-combustion CO2 capture plants
21. Waste handling in liquid absorbent-based PCC processes

22. Treatment of flue-gas impurities for liquie absorbent-based post-combustion CO2capture processes

Part 5 Process integration and operation
23. Power plant integration methods for liquid absorbent-based PCC
24. Dynamic operation of liquid absorbent-based PCC plants
25. Renewable energy integration in liquid absorbent-based PCC plants
26. Pilot plant operation for liquid absorbent-based PCC
27. Techno-economics of liquid absorbent-based PCC processes
28. Liquid absorbent-based PCC in industrial processes
29. Commercial liquid absorbent-based PCC processes