TY - JOUR
T1 - Exergy Analysis and Evaluation of the Different Flowsheeting Configurations for CO2 Capture Plant Using 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol (AMP)
AU - Osagie, Ebuwa
AU - Aliyu, Aliyu M.
AU - Nnabuife, Somtochukwu Godfrey
AU - Omoregbe, Osaze
AU - Etim, Victor
PY - 2019/6/24
Y1 - 2019/6/24
N2 - This paper presents steady-state simulation and exergy analysis of the 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP)-based post-combustion capture (PCC) plant. Exergy analysis provides the identification of the location, sources of thermodynamic inefficiencies, and magnitude in a thermal system. Furthermore, thermodynamic analysis of different configurations of the process helps to identify opportunities for reducing the steam requirements for each of the configurations. Exergy analysis performed for the AMP-based plant and the different configurations revealed that the rich split with intercooling configuration gave the highest exergy efficiency of 73.6%, while that of the intercooling and the reference AMP-based plant were 57.3% and 55.8% respectively. Thus, exergy analysis of flowsheeting configurations can lead to significant improvements in plant performance and lead to cost reduction for amine-based CO2 capture technologies.
AB - This paper presents steady-state simulation and exergy analysis of the 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP)-based post-combustion capture (PCC) plant. Exergy analysis provides the identification of the location, sources of thermodynamic inefficiencies, and magnitude in a thermal system. Furthermore, thermodynamic analysis of different configurations of the process helps to identify opportunities for reducing the steam requirements for each of the configurations. Exergy analysis performed for the AMP-based plant and the different configurations revealed that the rich split with intercooling configuration gave the highest exergy efficiency of 73.6%, while that of the intercooling and the reference AMP-based plant were 57.3% and 55.8% respectively. Thus, exergy analysis of flowsheeting configurations can lead to significant improvements in plant performance and lead to cost reduction for amine-based CO2 capture technologies.
KW - 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol
KW - Exergy analysis
KW - Flowsheeting configurations
KW - Modelling and Simulation
KW - Post-combustion capture
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069936339&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/PR7060391
DO - 10.3390/PR7060391
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069936339
VL - 7
JO - Processes
JF - Processes
SN - 2227-9717
IS - 6
M1 - 391
ER -
