Economic evaluation of small-scale CO2 capture and storage project

The goal of this MITACS proposed project is to evaluate the preliminary performance and economics of the carbon dioxide capture technology using recovered waste heat from engine exhaust and utilizing the recovered heat to regenerate solvents in a small-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) capture project.
This is because the regeneration of the solvents requires high energy. The combination of waste heat recovery and carbon dioxide on a single system, which overcomes this problem and provides an energy efficient solution, will be studied for use at new facilities and retrofit to existing facilities. The capital costs, as well as operation and maintenance cost using different blended amines of a carbon dioxide capture plant in Western Canada, specifically Alberta and Saskatchewan, will be investigated since they are the first step in the strategic deployment of CO2 capture activities.

Faculty Supervisor:

Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul

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Partner:

Entropy Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

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