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- New process for simultaneous removal of CO2, SOX and NOXPublication . Santos, Samuel; Duarte, A. P.; Bordado, João; Gomes, JoãoA method for simultaneous removal of CO2, SOX and NOX from industrial flue gases through the injection of ozone diluted in nitrogen, oxygen or nitrogen/oxygen mixtures, as an oxidizing agent and with the addition of specific sequestrants, that induce the precipitation of nitrates and sulphates, is presented. This new process is related with the conventional CO2 removal method using chemical absorption, but presents as main innovation the possibility to remove also simultaneously SOX and NOX.
- Choosing amine-based absorbents for CO2 capturePublication . Gomes, João; Santos, Samuel; Bordado, JoãoCO2 capture from gaseous effluents is one of the great challenges faced by chemical and environmental engineers, as the increase in CO2 levels in the Earth atmosphere might be responsible for dramatic climate changes. From the existing capture technologies, the only proven and mature technology is chemical absorption using aqueous amine solutions. However, bearing in mind that this process is somewhat expensive, it is important to choose the most efficient and, at the same time, the least expensive solvents. For this purpose, a pilot test facility was assembled and includes an absorption column, as well as a stripping column, a heat exchanger between the two columns, a reboiler for the stripping column, pumping systems, surge tanks and all necessary instrumentation and control systems. Some different aquous amine solutions were tested on this facility and it was found that, from a set of six tested amines, diethanol amine is the one that turned out to be the most economical choice, as it showed a higher CO2 loading capacity (0.982 mol of CO2 per mol of amine) and the lowest price per litre (25.70 ¤/L), even when compared with monoethanolamine, the benchmark solvent, exhibiting a price per litre of 30.50 ¤/L.