Systems for optimizing carbon dioxide capture

Abstract

A capture system for use in capturing carbon dioxide, the capture system including at least one adsorbent bed including a sorbent. The at least one adsorbent bed is oriented to receive a gas stream, adsorb carbon dioxide from the gas stream via the sorbent, and discharge an exhaust stream. The capture system includes a contactor in close proximity to the adsorbent bed, the contactor oriented to receive a regulating fluid for use in indirectly controlling a temperature of the adsorbent bed, and a pressure assembly oriented to control a pressure of the exhaust stream discharged from the adsorbent bed. The capture system also includes a controller configured to modulate the temperature and the pressure of the adsorbent bed to facilitate increasing an amount of carbon dioxide captured by the capture system.

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