A carbon capture pilot project housed at Norway’s Technology Center Mongstad resulted in “breakthrough” results, technology developer Carbon Clean Solutions Ltd. announced Tuesday. The pilot tested CCSL’s patented “APBS” carbon separation chemical from November 2015 to the end of March 2016.
“The test prompted highly successful results, with plant availability levels of 100% and no loss of run time due to solvent issues. Over the period, CCSL successfully captured more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Most significantly, it demonstrated parts per billion solvent emissions compared to parts per million for traditional solvents,” according to a CCSL release.
The new technology holds significant cost savings potential, according to the release. “Corrosion testing confirmed that with APBS, it is possible to construct 50 [percent] of a plant using carbon steel rather than stainless steel. Traditional solvents require stainless steel, which is at least four times more expensive than carbon steel. This ground-breaking achievement can reduce the capital expenditures for commercial scale plants by over 25 [percent],” the release says.
