Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (05): 1985-1991.DOI: 10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2017-1460

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Low-grade heat utilization and CO2 liquefaction process based on LiBr absorption refrigeration

RUAN Xuehua, XIN Yue, ZHANG Ning, YAN Xiaoming, DAI Yan, HE Gaohong   

  1. School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Province Engineering Laboratory for Petrochemical Separation Technologies, Dalian University of Technology at Panjin, Panjin 124221, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2017-07-17 Revised:2017-11-04 Online:2018-05-05 Published:2018-05-05

利用烟气废热的LiBr制冷液化粗CO2节能新工艺

阮雪华, 辛月, 张宁, 焉晓明, 代岩, 贺高红   

  1. 大连理工大学盘锦校区石油与化学工程学院, 精细化工国家重点实验室, 辽宁省石化行业高效节能分离技术工程实验室, 辽宁 盘锦 124221
  • 通讯作者: 贺高红,教授,研究方向为化学工程。
  • 作者简介:阮雪华(1982-),男,副教授。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(21606035,U1663223,51606025)及长江学者项目(T2012049)。

Abstract: CO2 liquefaction is a crucial procedure for carbon capture,utilization and storage (CCUS). The conventional cryogenic technique,running with the temperature lower than -20℃ and to prevent water from freezing,requires a complicated dehydration unit and consumes numerous mechanical power for refrigeration,and consequently the total running cost for CCUS is increased greatly. In this instance,a novel liquefaction technique based on LiBr absorption refrigeration system using flue gas waste heat was proposed in this research. The LiBr absorption refrigeration system driven by flue gas waste heat was used for generating the cold source at about 4℃. At the same time,the liquefaction temperature is increased to about 7℃ via upgrading the pressure of crude CO2,so that it can be well matched with the refrigeration condition. Moreover,the increase in liquefaction temperature can avoid the holdback relating to water freezing and CO2 hydration,and it is beneficial that the complicated dehydration unit is no longer demanded. Afterwards,process simulation and optimization was carried with ASPEN Plus. The simulation results revealed that the novel liquefaction technique can reduce the ecific power consumption to 123.7kW·h/tCO2,and the energy saving degree is about 23.9% compared to the conventional technique. For a 200kt/a liquefaction plant,it is expected that this new-type technique can save electricity 7.70×106 kW·h and running cost 2.25 million CNY per year. On the whole,the novel liquefaction technique behaves excellent in energy saving and economic benefit.

Key words: carbon capture, CO2 liquefaction, low-grade heat, LiBr refrigeration, optimal design

摘要: 二氧化碳液化是衔接碳捕集与封存利用(CCSU)的重要环节。传统的低温液化工艺,操作温度低于-20℃,为避免水结冰冻堵,脱水预处理过程复杂、制冷能耗高,显著增加了CCSU的成本。对此,本研究提出利用烟气废热的LiBr制冷液化CO2新工艺。以烟气携带的低温废热为热源驱动LiBr吸收式制冷机,制取4℃左右的冷媒;同时,提高粗二氧化碳的压力,使液化温度升高至7℃以上,与冷媒温度匹配。本工艺二氧化碳液化温度高于水的冰点以及水合物形成的临界温度,不再需要复杂的脱水预处理过程。Aspen Plus过程模拟分析表明,本项目提出的新工艺,全过程的压缩功耗(二氧化碳压缩+制冷压缩)为123.7 kW·h/t液态二氧化碳,比传统工艺节省约23.9%。以20万吨/年工业级二氧化碳生产装置为例,新工艺通过综合利用低温废热,每年可减少电耗7.70×106 kW·h,节省运行成本约225万元,具有显著的节能效果和经济效益。

关键词: 碳捕集, CO2液化, 低温废热, 吸收式制冷, 优化设计

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