Optimal Steady-state Design of a Post-combustion CO2 Capture Plant Under Uncertainty

Control of a post-combustion CO2 capture plant during process start-up and load variations

Dynamic and flexible operation of a carbon capture plant is important as thermal power plants must be operated very flexibly to accommodate large shares of intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar energy. To facilitate such operation, dynamic models for simulation, optimization and control system design are crucial. In this paper, we present a dynamic mathematical model for the absorp...

Optimal conception of a post-combustion CO2 capture unit with assessment of solvent degradation

The combination of growing energy demand and environmental concerns has made the development of CO2 capture and storage technologies a necessity for the near-future energy mix. Post-combustion CO2 capture is one of the most mature technologies for reducing CO2 emissions in power plants. As a next step for the technology development, large-scale demonstration capture plants have to be implemente...

LQG optimal control system design under plant perturbation and noise uncertainty : A state-space approach

Biomass Waste Carbon Materials as adsorbents for CO2 Capture under Post-Combustion Conditions

A series of porous carbon materials obtained from biomass waste have been synthesized, with different morphologies and structural properties, and evaluated as potential adsorbents for CO2 capture in post-combustion conditions. These carbon materials present CO2 adsorption capacities, at 25°C and 101.3 kPa, comparable to those obtained by other complex carbon or inorganic materials. Furthermore,...

Water Vapor Adsorption on Biomass Based Carbons under Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Conditions: Effect of Post-Treatment