Apparatus for gas scrubbing
AssigneeThyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH
InventorsJan SCHÖNEBERGER, Holger THIELERT
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for gas scrubbing, in particular for removing CO2 from flue gas by means of amine scrubbing. The apparatus comprises a cooling stage for directly cooling and for pre-scrubbing a gas flow entering the apparatus by means of a liquid fed to the cooling stage, an absorption stage for removing at least one gas component from the gas flow by means of a scrubbing liquid fed to the absorption stage, and a post-scrubber for depleting at least one volatile component of the scrubbing liquid from the cleaned gas flow. According to the invention, the cooling stage, the absorption stage, and the post-scrubber are arranged one above the other and connected to form a washing tower.
Claims15
1-10. (canceled)
An apparatus for gas scrubbing, in particular for removing CO2 from flue gas by means of amine scrubbing, with the apparatus comprising:
- a cooling stage for directly cooling and for pre-scrubbing a gas flow entering the apparatus by means of a liquid fed to the cooling stage;
- an absorption stage for removing at least one gas component from the gas flow by means of a scrubbing liquid fed to the absorption stage;
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- a post-scrubber for depleting at least one volatile component of the scrubbing liquid from the cleaned gas flow,
- wherein the cooling stage, the absorption stage and the post-scrubber are arranged one above the other and connected to form a scrubbing tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.