Comprehensive technology portfolio and strategic partnerships advancing oxyfuel combustion to industrial-scale maturity.
Maximizing the Efficiency of Your Combustion Process
Oxyfuel combustion can make a valuable contribution to improving the carbon balance of fossil fuel combustion. With this process, coal is combusted in an atmosphere consisting of pure oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2). This purer mixture burns at a higher temperature than natural air, thus increasing the efficiency of the combustion process.
Additionally, the resultant flue gas is not diluted by nitrogen normally present in air, but primarily consists of CO2 and water vapor. The flue gas stream is therefore smaller and easier to handle.
This vapor is easily condensable, leaving a highly concentrated CO2 stream. The CO2 can then be compressed and stored.
End-to-End Offering
We support oxyfuel combustion by providing
the air separation unit for the production of oxygen
the CO2 compression, drying and purification system and
Linde has the know-how and the experience to plan, design, supply and construct complete plants. Moreover, Linde is able to demonstrate this capability within the following references.
Oxy-Fuel CO2 Purification and Liquefaction Plant in Schwarze Pumpe, Germany
Customer:
Vattenfall
Capacity:
7,000 Nm3/h flue gas from oxy-fuel boiler
240 t/d CO2 liquid