• 설비공학논문집
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.545-552
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• 2010

Research and development efforts to reduce $CO_2$ emission are in progress to cope with global warming. $CO_2$ emission from fossil fuel fired power plants is a major greenhouse gas source and the post-combustion $CO_2$ capture is considered as a short or medium term option to reduce $CO_2$ emissions. In this study, the application of the post-combustion $CO_2$ capture system, which is based on chemical absorption and stripping processes, to typical fossil fuel fired power plants was investigated. A coal fired plant and a natural gas fired combined cycle plant were selected. Performance of the MEA-based $CO_2$ capture system combined with power plants was analyzed and overall plant performance including the energy consumption of the $CO_2$ capture process was investigated.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2018

This study applied upgrades to the processes of a 10 MW wet amine $CO_2$ capture pilot plant and conducted performance evaluation. The 10 MW $CO_2$ Capture Pilot Plant is a facility that applies 1/50 of the combustion flue gas produced from a 500 MW coal-fired power plant, and is capable of capturing up to 200 tons of $CO_2$. This study aimed to quantitatively measure efficiency improvements of post-combustion $CO_2$ capture facilities resulting from process upgrades to propose reliable data for the first time in Korea. The key components of the process upgrades involve absorber intercooling, lean/rich amine exchanger efficiency improvements, reboiler steam TVR (Thermal Vapor Recompression), and lean amine MVR (Mechanical Vapor Recompression). The components were sequentially applied to test the energy reduction effect of each component. In addition, the performance evaluation was conducted with the absorber $CO_2$ removal efficiency maintained at the performance evaluation standard value proposed by the IEA-GHG ($CO_2$ removal rate: 90%). The absorbent used in the study was the highly efficient KoSol-5 that was developed by KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation). From the performance evaluation results, it was found that the steam consumption (regeneration energy) for the regeneration of the absorbent decreased by $0.38GJ/tonCO_2$ after applying the process upgrades: from $2.93GJ/ton\;CO_2$ to $2.55GJ/tonCO_2$. This study confirmed the excellent performance of the post-combustion wet $CO_2$ capture process developed by KEPCO Research Institute (KEPRI) within KEPCO, and the process upgrades validated in this study are expected to substantially reduce $CO_2$ capture costs when applied in demonstration $CO_2$ capture plants.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2016

기후변화의 가장 큰 원인 중 하나로 지목되는 이산화탄소의 배출량을 절감하기 위해 제안된 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) 전체공정의 에너지 및 비용저감이 시급한 현 시점에서 효율적인 연계공정의 도출이 중요하며 본 연구에서는 연소 후 습식아민 공정을 이용한 포집공정과 압축공정의 간의 연계를 통해 에너지를 저감할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 이는 기기적 증기 재압축 시스템 을 적용하여 압축기에 사용되는 전기에너지를 열에너지의 형태로 변환함으로써 포집공정에 필요한 리보일러의 에너지 사용량을 감소시키는 방법이다. 본 공정개선안은 압축기에 필요한 추가적인 투자비용 및 전기에너지를 고려하더라도 고압의 이산화탄소를 생산함과 동시에 전체적인 에너지 사용량을 절감시키는 장점이 있다. 또한 본 연구에서는 실제 Test Bed의 운전 결과를 통한 모델을 활용함으로써 보다 신뢰성 있는 절감 효과를 제안하고자 한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.150-162
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• 2020

The proprietary post-combustion CO₂ solvent (KoSol) developed by the Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI) was applied at the Shanghai Shidongkou CO₂ Capture Pilot Plant (China Huaneng CERI, capacity: 120,000 ton CO₂/yr) of the China Huaneng Group (CHNG) for performance evaluation. The key results of the pilot test and data on the South Korean/Chinese electric power market were used to calculate the predicted cost of CO₂ avoided upon deployment of CO₂ capture technology in commercial-scale coal-fired power plants. Sensitivity analysis was performed for the key factors. It is estimated that, in the case of South Korea, the calculated cost of CO₂ avoided for an 960 MW ultra-supercritical (USC) coal-fired power plant is approximately 35~44 USD/tCO₂ (excluding CO₂ transportation and storage costs). Conversely, applying the same technology to a 1,000 MW USC coal-fired power plant in Shanghai, China, results in a slightly lower cost (32~42 USD/tCO₂). This study confirms the importance of international cooperation that takes into consideration the geographical locations and the performance of CO₂ capture technology for the involved countries in the process of advancing the economic efficiency of large-scale CCS technology aimed to reduce greenhouse gases

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2019

연소 후 이산화탄소 포집용 고속 유동층 공정에서 사용되는 흡수제를 대량생산할 때, 흡수제 강도를 위해 여러 가지 물질을 사용한다. 본 연구에서는 흡수제 설계시 사용하는 물질 중 하나인 Micro-cell C (MCC)를 사용하여 $K_2CO_3$ 기반 건식 흡수제(KMC)를 제조하였고, 흡수 및 재생 특성을 평가하였다. 흡수반응은 $60^{\circ}C$에서 실험하였고, 재생반응은 $200^{\circ}C$에서 실험하였다. KMC 흡수제의 연속실험 결과, 1 cycle임에도 불구하고 이론흡수능(95.4 mg $CO_2/g$ sorbent)의 약 22%인 21.6 mg $CO_2/g$ sorbent의 낮은 흡수능을 나타내었고, 5 cycle에서는 13.7 mg $CO_2/g$ sorbent의 낮은 흡수능을 나타내었다. XRD 및 TG 분석결과, MCC에 함유된 Ca계 성분으로 인해 제조 및 흡수 과정에서 부반응 물질인 $K_2Ca(CO_3)_2$ 구조가 생성됨에 따라 흡수제가 비활성화된 것을 확인하였다. 또한 흡수제 비활성화 문제를 해결하기 위해, MCC를 $850^{\circ}C$에서 먼저 소성하는 과정을 추가하여 흡수제(KM8)를 제조하였다. KM8 흡수제는 1 cycle에서 95.2 mg $CO_2/g$ sorbent의 높은 흡수능을 나타낼 뿐만 아니라 5 cycle 동안 우수한 재생성을 나타내었다. 따라서 소성단계를 추가함으로써 부반응 원인물질 제거방법을 통해 흡수제의 비활성화를 해결할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2019

The high energy penalty in amine-based post-combustion CO₂ capture process is hampering its industrial scale application. An advanced process is designed by intensive heat integration within the conventional process to reduce the stripper duty. The study presents the technical feasibility for stripper duty reduction by intensive heat integration in CO₂ capture process. A rigorous rate-based model has been used in Aspen Plus® to simulate conventional and advanced process for a 300 MW coal-based power plant. Several design and operational parameters like split ratio, stripper inter-heater location and flowrate were studied to find the optimum values. The results show that advanced configuration with heat integration can reduces the stripper heat by 14%.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2016

온실가스로 인한 지구 온난화는 전 세계적인 주요 문제로 인식되고 있으며, 많은 나라들은 $CO_2$ 배출 감축을 위한 많은 노력을 하고 있다. 연소 후, 연소 전, 순산소 연소의 다양한 $CO_2$ 포집 기술들이 개발되고 있으며, 그 중 본 연구에서는 연소 전 $CO_2$ 포집 기술로서 수성가스전환반응기와 기체분리막의 융합 시스템을 고찰하였다. CO 전환율을 높이기 위해 고온 수성가스반응과 저온 수성가스반응이 결합된 2단 WGS 반응기를 사용하였고, 비다공성 Pd/Cu 분리막을 이용하여 수소를 선택적으로 분리하여 $CO_2$를 농축하였다. 연소 전 $CO_2$ 포집에서의 활용을 고려하여 65% CO, 30 % $H_2$, 5% $CO_2$의 기체 혼합물에 대한 하이브리드 시스템의 성능을 CO 전환율과 수소 분리의 측면에서 평가하였다. 공급기체유량 1000ml/min에서 수성가스 전환반응의 운전조건으로 온도는 $200-400^{\circ}C$, 압력은 0-20bar, S/C 비는 2.5-5의 영역에서 성능을 평가하였다. 2단 수성가스전환반응기에서 CO의 전환율은 최고 99.5%이었으며, Pd/Cu 분리막을 통하여 $CO_2$를 83%로 농축시켰다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.83-94
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• 2016

Performance of absorbent for post-combustion $CO_2$ capture was measured and discussed. Fully saturated fresh absorbent (P2-15F) and absorbents sampled from absorption and regeneration reactor of continuous $CO_2$ capture process, P2-15A, P2-15R, respectively, were used as representative absorbents. Small scale fluidized bed reactor (0.05 m I.D., 0.8 m high) which can measure exhaust gas concentration and weight change simultaneously was used to analyze regeneration characteristics for those absorbents. Exhausted moles of $CO_2$ and $H_2O$ were measured with increasing temperature. $H_2O/CO$ ratio and working capacity were determined and discussed to confirm reason of reactivity decay after continuous operation. Moreover, possibility of side reaction was checked based on the $H_2O/CO_2$ mole ratio. Finally, suitable regeneration temperature range was confirmed based on the trend of working capacity with temperature.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2016

Carbon Capture and Storage technologies are recognized as key solution to meet greenhouse gas emission standards to avoid climate change. Although MEA (monoethanolamine) is an effective amine solvent in $CO_2$ capture process, the application is limited by high energy consumption, i.e., reduction of 10% of efficiency of coal-fired power plants. Therefore the development of new solvent and improvement of $CO_2$ capture process are positively necessary. In this study, improvement of $CO_2$ capture process was investigated and applied to Test Bed for reducing energy consumption. Previously reported technologies were examined and prospective methods were determined by simulation. Among the prospective methods, four applicable methods were selected for applying to 0.1 MW Test Bed, such as change of packing material in absorption column, installing the Intercooling System to absorption column, installing Rich Amine Heater and remodeling of Amines Heat Exchanger. After the improvement construction of 0.1 MW Test Bed, the effects of each suggested method were evaluated by experimental results.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.562-570
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• 2016

At the carbon dioxide capture process using the aqueous amine solution, degradation of absorbents is main factor to reducing the process performance. Also, degradation mechanism of absorbent is important for understanding the environmental risk, route of degradation products, health risk etc. In this study, the degradation products of MEA were studied to clarify mechanism in thermal degradation process. The degradation products were analyzed using a $^1H$ NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and $^{13}C$ NMR. The analysis methods used in this study provide guidelines that could be used to develop a degradation inhibitor of absorbent and a corrosion inhibitor.