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    Dynamic Modeling and Evaluation of an Industrial-Scale CO<sub>2</sub> Capture Plant Using Monoethanolamine Absorption Processes

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    This paper presents a step-by-step method to scale-up an MEA (monoethanolamine) absorption plant for CO<sub>2</sub> capture from a 750 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant. This CO<sub>2</sub> capture plant consists of three absorbers (each 11.8 m in diameter and with 34 m of height) and two strippers (each 10.4 m in diameter with 16 m of height); the plant has been designed to achieve 87% CO<sub>2</sub> recovery at 95% CO<sub>2</sub> purity. A dynamic mechanistic model of a commercial-scale CO<sub>2</sub> capture plant with a control scheme was developed in gPROMS and evaluated under several scenarios. The analysis revealed that this plant is able to reject various disturbances and switch between different operating points displaying prompt responses in the key controlled variables. Also, this study highlights that poor wetting in strippers can be avoided if the CO<sub>2</sub> capture removal set point is scheduled based on the periodic operation of the power plant
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