Dynamic simulation of a post-combustion CO2 capture pilot with assessment of solvent degradation

To predict solvent degradation in an industrial CO2 capture process and for a better understanding of the interactions between solvent degradation and performance of the capture process, an existing dynamic model of an amine based pilot plant for carbon capture has been improved and adapted at the University of Babes-Bolyai on the basis of the kinetic model of solvent oxidative degradation proposed at the University of Liege. The developed dynamic model has been used to simulate the transient behavior of the CO2 capture process with assessment of solvent degradation.