Results from MEA Testing at the CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad: Verification of Baseline Results in 2015

Abstract

In 2015, the CO2 Technology Center Mongstad (TCM DA) operated a post-combustion CO2 capture test campaign using aqueous monoethanolamine solvent at 30 weight%. The main objective was to demonstrate and document the performance of the TCM DA amine plant located in Mongstad, Norway. During the treatment of flue gas from the natural gas-fired combined heat and power plant at Mongstad, a revised baseline was established for the TCM DA amine plant in accordance to the verification protocol developed by the Electrical Research Institute, Inc. This paper presents the revised baseline, which can be considered as a reference case for the solvent-based CO2 capture processes applied to natural gas-based flue gases.