IP Library Granted Patent US 9,901,871
Granted Patent B2
US 9,901,871 · App. 14/382,947 · Granted Feb 27, 2018

System for chemically absorbing carbon dioxide in combustion exhaust gas

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Patent No.
US 9,901,871
App. No.
14/382,947
Granted
Feb 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) chemical absorption system comprising: a CO 2 absorption column for separating CO 2 from combustion exhaust gas by absorbing the CO 2 in the combustion exhaust gas with a CO 2 absorbing liquid mainly composed of an aqueous alkanolamine solution; a regeneration column for regenerating the CO 2 absorbing liquid by desorbing CO 2 gas from the CO 2 absorbing liquid that has absorbed CO 2 ; a condenser for condensing water vapor entrained in the desorbed CO 2 gas discharged from the top of the regeneration column, thereby obtaining reflux water; a pipe for returning all or part of the reflux water obtained by the condenser to the top of the regeneration column, and dispersing the reflux water in the regeneration column; a collection plate for collecting the reflux water dispersed in an upper portion of a packed bed in the regeneration column; a pipe for sending the regenerated CO 2 absorbing liquid from the bottom of the regeneration column to the top of the absorption column; and a pipe for joining the reflux water collected by the collection plate into the pipe for sending the regenerated CO 2 absorbing liquid.

Claims (16)

1. A carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) chemical absorption system comprising:

a CO 2 absorption column for separating CO 2 from combustion exhaust gas by absorbing the CO 2 in the combustion exhaust gas with a CO 2 absorbing liquid mainly composed of an aqueous alkanolamine solution;

a regeneration column for regenerating the CO 2 absorbing liquid by desorbing CO 2 gas from the CO 2 absorbing liquid that has absorbed CO 2 , wherein the regeneration column comprises a packed bed, a water washing part over the packed bed and a reboiler, and the CO 2 absorbing liquid that has absorbed CO 2 is fed to a top portion of the packed bed;

a condenser for condensing water vapor entrained in the desorbed CO 2 gas discharged from the top of the regeneration column, thereby obtaining reflux water;

a pipe for returning all or part of the reflux water obtained by the condenser to the top of the regeneration column, and for dispersing the reflux water to the water washing part in the regeneration column;

a collection plate for collecting the reflux water dispersed to the water washing part in the regeneration column, and for preventing the dispersed reflux water from flowing into the packed bed;

a pipe for sending the regenerated CO 2 absorbing liquid from the bottom of the regeneration column to the top of a packed bed in the absorption column; and

a pipe for joining the reflux water collected by the collection plate into the pipe for sending the regenerated CO 2 absorbing liquid.

2. A carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) chemical absorption system comprising:

a CO 2 absorption column for separating CO 2 from combustion exhaust gas by absorbing the CO 2 in the combustion exhaust gas with a CO 2 absorbing liquid mainly composed of an aqueous alkanolamine solution;

a regeneration column for regenerating the CO 2 absorbing liquid by desorbing CO 2 gas from the CO 2 absorbing liquid that has absorbed CO 2 , wherein the regeneration column comprises a packed bed, a water washing part over the packed bed and a reboiler, and the CO 2 absorbing liquid that has absorbed CO 2 is fed to a top portion of the packed bed;

a condenser for condensing water vapor entrained in the desorbed CO 2 gas discharged from the top of the regeneration column, thereby obtaining reflux water;

a pipe for returning a part of the reflux water obtained by the condenser to the top of the regeneration column, and for dispersing the reflux water to the water washing part in the regeneration column;

an instrument for measuring the temperature in the top portion of the packed bed in the regeneration column, and for controlling the flow rate of the reflux water dispersed to the water washing part in the regeneration column so that the temperature is a predetermined value;

a pipe for sending the regenerated CO 2 absorbing liquid from the bottom of the regeneration column to the top of a packed bed in the absorption column; and

a pipe for joining the remaining reflux water obtained by the condenser into the pipe for sending the regenerated CO 2 absorbing liquid.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2015
From: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034720/0166 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2014
From: HIGASHI, HIDEAKI; SHIMAMURA, JUN; KOBAYASHI, KAZUKI
To: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033755/0526 →