CO2 pre-combustion capture. ELCOGAS' real experience at Puertollano IGCC

In commitment to the urgent global need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions to mitigate climate change and to create a future scenario based on clean energy, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies have a vital role as a safe and efficient large scale solution. CO2 capture is the first stage of the CCS, and among the diverse technologies, pre-combustion way is currently the most used at industrial scale. In this paper an industrial CO2 capture pilot plant using this technology and in operation integrated in the ELCOGAS' Puertollano IGCC Plant is described in depth.