IP Library Granted Patent US 8,894,757
Granted Patent B2
US 8,894,757 · App. 13/730,600 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

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Patent No.
US 8,894,757
App. No.
13/730,600
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The CO 2 capture system by chemical absorption for removing CO 2 from a combustion exhaust gas by a solvent, comprising: an absorber for absorbing CO 2 by a solvent, a regenerator for heating a rich solvent absorbed CO 2 thereby releasing CO 2 , a gas exhaust system for discharging gas from the regenerator, a gas compressor installed in the gas exhaust system, a heat exchanger disposed downstream of the gas compressor for exchanging heat between compressed gas and rich solvent to be supplied to the regenerator, a gas-liquid separator disposed downstream of the heat exchanger for separating gas from condensed water, a condensed water supply system for supplying condensed water from the gas-liquid separator to the regenerator, another gas exhaust system for discharging gas containing high-concentration CO 2 from the gas-liquid separator, and a compressor disposed downstream of the gas-liquid separator in the another gas exhaust system for pressurizing the gas containing high-concentration CO 2 .

Claims (25)

1. A CO 2 capture system by chemical absorption for removing CO 2 from a combustion exhaust gas by a solvent, comprising:

an absorber for absorbing CO 2 by the solvent;

a regenerator for heating a rich solvent that has absorbed CO 2 thereby releasing CO 2 and forming a lean solvent;

a rich solvent supply system for supplying the rich solvent from the absorber to the regenerator;

a lean solvent supply system for supplying the lean solvent from the regenerator to the absorber;

a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the rich solvent and the lean solvent supplied from the respective supply systems; and

a reboiler for heating the solvent supplied from the regenerator;

the CO 2 capture system by chemical absorption further comprising:

a gas exhaust system for discharging gas released from the solvent in the regenerator;

a gas compressor installed downstream of the gas exhaust system;

a heat exchanger disposed downstream of the gas compressor for exchanging heat between a compressed gas and a rich solvent to be supplied to the regenerator;

a gas-liquid separator disposed downstream of the heat exchanger for separating gas from condensed water;

a condensed water supply system for supplying condensed water from the gas-liquid separator to the regenerator;

another gas exhaust system for discharging gas containing high-concentration CO 2 from the gas-liquid separator;

a compressor, disposed downstream of the gas-liquid separator in the another gas exhaust system, for pressurizing the gas containing high-concentration CO 2 , and

a vapor recompression system for supplying vapor to the regenerator comprising:

a decompression evaporator for evaporating the lean solvent discharged from the regenerator or the reboiler;

a compressor for pressurizing vapor generated by the decompression evaporator; and

a vapor system for supplying the vapor generated by the decompression evaporator to the compressor and supplying the vapor pressurized and heated by the compressor to the regenerator.

2. The CO 2 capture system by chemical absorption according to claim 1 , the CO 2 capture system by chemical absorption further comprising:

a condensed water supply system for supplying condensed water separated by the gas-liquid separator from the gas-liquid separator to the regenerator;

a control valve disposed in the condensed water system;

another gas exhaust system for discharging gas containing high-concentration CO 2 separated by the gas-liquid separator;

a level gauge for measuring a level of condensed water in the gas-liquid separator; and

a controller for opening and closing the valve provided in the condensed water system according to the level of the condensed water in the gas-liquid separator measured by the level gauge.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Mar 5, 2015
From: BABCOCK-HITACHI K.K.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035133/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2013
From: HOKARI, NOBUYUKI; ORITA, HISAYUKI; MUKAIDE, MASAAKI; SHIMAMURA, JUN; YOKOYAMA, KOUICHI; YOSHIDA, NORIKO
To: BABCOCK-HITACHI K.K.
Reel/Frame 029855/0063 →