Research on mechanism of ammonia escaping and control in the process of CO2 capture using ammonia solution

As CO2 is the major greenhouse gas, reducing its emission has become an attentive problem in the whole world. It is very important to develop CO2 capture technology for coal-fired power plants. Using ammonia solution to absorb CO2 from the flue gas, which is expected to have advantages of low cost, high efficiency and high absorption load, has become an emerging, hot research area in recent years. However, this technology faces a troublesome problem of ammonia escape. This paper analyzes the mechanism of escaping ammonia; it is also shown the main existing methods to control the escape of ammonia. By comparison, it is concluded that controlling the source of ammonia is feasible. It is also shown that adding some organic additives can inhibit the escape of ammonia and enhance the CO2 removal to some extent at the same time.

Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload high-quality image (108 K)Download as PowerPoint slideHighlights► Introduce the absorption mechanism of ammonia solution. ► Escape mechanism of NH3 is analyzed in detail. ► The existing controlling methods are summed up and analyzed. ► Adding some organic additives to inhibit escape of NH3 is more feasible to control ammonia escape.