Post-combustion CO2 capture is heat-hungry: lean/rich solvent exchange and reboiler duty dominate energy use. Air-to-air and plate exchangers recover low-grade heat and cut plume. This hub collects CNCSP notes on CCUS heat integration and flue-gas treatment.
Capture-plant heat integration
- CCUS facility heat recovery
Lean/rich solvent heat exchange and integration inside capture plants. - Post-combustion capture — case study
A recovery retrofit at a post-combustion CO2 capture plant.
Flue gas & plume
- Flue-gas dewhitening + recovery
Dewhitening and low-grade recovery in one exchanger train. - Boiler white-plume elimination
Removing stack white plume via recovery and reheat.
Related resources
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