NationalCarbonCaptureCenter

JohnNorthington,AssistantDirector

SafetyOverview

Cellphones,cameras,andpersonal
electronicdevicesofanytypearenot
allowed
PersonalProtectiveEquipmentmustbe
worn

HazardInformation

PSDFprocessstructuregas
PSDFpropane
ToxicchemicalsatPlantE.C.Gaston
Anhydrousammonia(forNOx removalina
SelectiveCatalyticReductionreactor)and
chlorine(forwatertreatment)areboth
usedatPlantE.C.Gaston
PC4liquidspillsSolventsusedatthePC4
includeaminesandotherchemicalsof
varyingtoxicity.

ProjectFacts

10/08to9/14
ProjectValue$251M
6/14to5/19
ProjectValue$188M

IndustryPartners

Offeringaworldclassneutraltestfacilityandahighlyspecialized
staff,toacceleratethecommercialization ofadvanced
technologiesandenablecoalbasedpowerplantstoachieve
nearzeroemissions (lowcostCO2).

NCCC

TechnologyDevelopmentProcess
EvaluateandScreen
Technologies

AnalyzeDataand
Report

Operateaccording
toTestMatrix

DefineScopeof
Workwith
Technology
Developer

Designand
Construct

PostCombustionSmallPilotScale
BASF/Linde
SolventProcess

Membrane
Technologyand
Research

PilotSolvent
TestUnit

PostCombustionBenchScale
MTR
Membrane

Akermin
Enzyme
Enhanced
Solvent

SRIISorbent

DOE
Sorbent

SlipstreamSolventTestUnit

CCSpSolvent
(CarbonCapture
Scientific)

PostCombustionResults

Developers
8 pilotscale(0.2 1.0MW)
6benchscale(0.0010.05MW)

Oprating hourssince3/2011
Pilot15,213hrs
Bench15,032hrs
Cansolv&CarbonCleanSolutionsofIndia
(CCSi)testedw/naturalgassimulatedfluegas

Technologies

10aminebasedsolvent
1carbonatebasedsolvent
2catalyticallyassisted(enzymes)
2solidsorbents
1CO2 membrane

Others:
Aminecarryoverandaerosols
Tracemetalsaccumulationinsolvent
Analyticalmethodsdevelopment&verification

PilotTestOPHours
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0

4014
2731

2592
2000
1300

MEA

1500
1077

B&W Hitachi CansolvChiyoda CCSi

794

Aker
(PB2)

Linde
(PB2)

443
MTR
(PB3)

BenchscaleTestOPHours
12000

10402

10000
8000
6000

3500

4000
2000

60

250

149

SRII

CCSp

672

0
MTR

Codexis

Akermin

DOEC2U

PreCombustionCarbonCapture
SRIAC/ABC

OSU
Pilot

MTR
Pilot

MTR
WPI
TDA

WGS
Hgsorbent

PARRSolvent

MPT

Gasification
Particulate Removal

Coal-Biomass to Liquids

Fuel Flexibility

Sensor Development

Hydrogen Membranes

Normalized 2f signal

Feed System Development

0.04

0.02

0.00

-0.02

WMS-2f lineshape
-1

Wavelength (relative cm )

PreCombustion/GasificationResults
14gasificationruns 10,920hours
Morethan30,000hourscombinedtestingoftechnologies

AccumulatedHours

TechnologiesTested

NETL
UPitt
UA

SRI Int.

Membrane
(4)

WGS
COS
SR F-T
JM Hg
TDA
AP

H2/CO2
WPI
MTR
MPT
Eltron

GasifierOP

Chemical
Looping
(1)

35,000
30,000

MTR
CO2

AccmulatedRunHours

(Component)
(System)

Pilot

Bench

Solvent
(4)

Sorbents
Catalyst
(9)

OSU
SCL

25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0

TechnologyTesting

Accomplishments
2009
DOEannounces
NCCCfounding

2010

2011

2012

GASIFICATION &
PRE-COMBUSTION

POST-COMBUSTION

POST-COMBUSTION

CompletionofPC4 1st enzymetesting

Implementationof Slipstreamcapacity construction
(Codexis)
technology
increased30fold
Commissioningof
GASIFICATION &
screeningprocess
WGSstudy
PSTUwithMEA
PRE-COMBUSTION
supported
solvent
POST-COMBUSTION
significantCOE
1st pilotscale
1st realtimesyngas
PC4design&
reductionfornew
testing(Aker)
composition
constructionbegan IGCCplants
measurements
1st technology
inearnest
Establishedsolvent
(Stanford
developertesting
chemistryand
UniversityTDL)
GASIFICATION &
inPSTU(B&W)
sampling
PRE-COMBUSTION
Oxygenblown
1st PC4membrane
techniques
biomassoperation
10foldscaleupof
testing(MTR1
(DODobjective)
CMShydrogen
TPD/dayunit)
membrane(first
1st demonstration
membranetested)
GASIFICATION &
ofmembrane
RE
COMBUSTION
P
assistedCO2
1st biomass
1st sorbenttesting liquefaction
gasification
(TDAResearch)

2013

2014

POST-COMBUSTION NCCCawarded
secondDOE
PC4operation
contractthrough
exceeds25,000
competitive
hours
process
1st naturalgasflue
gassimulation
POST-COMBUSTION
1st PC4sorbent
testing

2015
POST-COMBUSTION
1st demonstration
ofgaspressurized
stripping
Slipstream
solventtestunit
commissioning

PC4capacity
doubled,allowing GASIFICATION &
simultaneouspilot PRE-COMBUSTION
GASIFICATION &
scaletesting
Largestscale
PRE-COMBUSTION
20foldscaleupof
slipstreamtesting
Gasification
MTRmembrane
todate(Ohio
operationexceeds
Statesyngas

Solventtestingfor
20,000hours,with
chemicallooping)
DOECarbon
30,000hoursof
CaptureSimulation
technology
Initiative
developertesting
ExpansionofTDL
capabilitiesfor
additionalsyngas
constituent
measurements

GASIFICATION &
PRE-COMBUSTION
1st FischerTropsch
catalysttest

TestsPlanned
PostCombustion
Solvents
IONEngineering
Linde/BASF
CarbonCaptureScientific
MEAbaselineinSSTU
GreenTechnology
GEGlobal

Membranes
MTR(1MWw/sweepair)
OSUmembrane
AirLiquide
NETLMembrane

Enzymes
Akermin (Phase2)
Summer2015
Fall2015

Gasification/PreCombustion
Sorbents
Solvents
Mercury
SRIIACABC
CarbonCleanSolutions TDAResearch

Catalysts
Membranes
MHIWGS
MTRH2
MHICOS
MTRStampCell
TDAAdv.WGS
WPI7Tube
SRFTJetFuel
SRII

Chemical
Looping
OSU

SHARING
CARBON CAPTURE
KNOWLEDGE
Provideenhancedtechnicallearningand
confidencethatcanbebeneficialfor
projectsinapplyingmoreefficientCCS
solutions
Increaseinsightandawarenessof
differenttechnologiesforrelevant
stakeholdersthatmayreducerisksand
increaseinvestmentsinCCStechnology
Provideabroaderbaseoffactual
evidencewhichcanincreasegeneral
transparencyofCCS,andthereby
enhancepublicawarenessand
acceptanceofthetechnology
Increasethevalueofpublicandprivate
CCSresearchandtechnology
investmentsthroughincreasedsharing
oflessonslearnedandresultsfrom
parallelactivities

CurrentMembers
Saskpower BoundaryDam

Technology
Center
Mongstad
Enel Brindisi

DOE/Southern NCCC

E.ON Maasvlakte

SuccessfulTestingandPartnerships
Lab
Scale

Component
Validation

Process
Development
Unit

Pilot

Demonstration

Commercial

Acknowledgements

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