Abstract: SOx removal equipment 15 which reduces sulfur oxides from flue gas 12 from a boiler 11, a cooler 16 which is provided on the downstream side of the SOx removal equipment 15 so as to reduce the sulfur oxides from the flue gas and decrease a gas temperature, CO2 recovery equipment 17 which includes an absorber for bringing CO2 in the flue gas into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid so as to be reduced and a regenerator for causing the CO2 absorption liquid to emit CO2 so as to recover CO2 and regenerate the CO2 absorption liquid, and ammonia injection equipment 22 for reducing a mist generation material which is a generation source of mist that is generated in the absorber of the CO2 recovery equipment before introducing the flue gas to the CO2 recovery equipment, are included.

Abstract: An air pollution control system includes a desulfurization apparatus 13 that reduces sulfur oxide contained in flue gas 12 supplied from a boiler 11; and a CO2 recovery apparatus 15 including a CO2 absorber 21 that reduces CO2 contained in flue gas 12 that has been desulfurized by the desulfurization apparatus, with the aid of an amine absorbent and an absorbent regenerator 22 that regenerates the amine absorbent. Part 14a of desulfurized flue gas 14 containing SOx is supplied to treated flue gas 16, from which CO2 has been reduced and which is discharged from a top portion of the CO2 absorber 21, so that remaining mist amine accompanying the treated flue gas 16 is neutralized to amine sulfate or amine sulfite.

Abstract: A reaction column (12) to which a raw material mixture (11) containing a mono-lower-alkylamine (AA: raw material I) and an alkylene oxide (AO: raw material II) is supplied, an unreacted raw material distillation column (14) that separates an unreacted raw material (15) from a reaction product (13a) (containing the unreacted raw material (15), a target reaction product (monomer) (17), and a by-product (dimer) (18)), and a flash drum (16) to which a reaction product (13b) (containing the target reaction product (monomer) (17) and the by-product (dimer) (18)) is supplied, the flash drum (16) separating a mono-lower-alkyl monoalkanolamine (monomer, the target reaction product 17) in a gas state, are provided.

Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes: a CO2 absorber that brings flue gas containing CO2 into contact with CO2 absorbing liquid to reduce CO2 in the flue gas; a regenerator that reduces CO2 in CO2 absorbing liquid (rich solvent) that has absorbed the CO2 in the CO2 absorber to regenerate the CO2 absorbing liquid, so that the regenerated absorbing liquid (lean solvent), having CO2 reduced in the regenerator, is reused in the CO2 absorber; a first compressor to a fourth compressor that compress the CO2 gas released from the regenerator; and an O2 reducing apparatus arranged between the second compressor and a second cooler to reduce O2 in the CO2 gas.

Abstract: A heat recovery apparatus, for an absorption apparatus for removing CO2 in combustion exhaust gas emitted from a thermal power plant 112 and for regeneration apparatuses 104 to 107 for regenerating CO2 in an absorbing liquid from the absorption apparatus, includes a regeneration-apparatus-exit-CO2-gas cooling apparatus 100 for cooling CO2 gas from an exhaust port of the regeneration apparatus, and may further include a circulation line 102 for circulating reflux water among boiler feedwater heaters 114 and 116 in the thermal power plant 112 and the regeneration-apparatus-exit-CO2-gas cooling apparatus 100.

Abstract: An air pollution control system includes a desulfurization apparatus 13 that reduces sulfur oxide contained in flue gas 12 supplied from a boiler 11; and a CO2 recovery apparatus 15 including a CO2 absorber 21 that reduces CO2 contained in flue gas 12 that has been desulfurized by the desulfurization apparatus, with the aid of an amine absorbent and an absorbent regenerator 22 that regenerates the amine absorbent. Part 14a of desulfurized flue gas 14 containing SOx is supplied to treated flue gas 16, from which CO2 has been reduced and which is discharged from a top portion of the CO2 absorber 21, so that remaining mist amine accompanying the treated flue gas 16 is neutralized to amine sulfate or amine sulfite.

Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes an absorber that reduces CO2 in flue gas (101) discharged from a combustion facility (50) by absorbing CO2 by an absorbent, a regenerator that heats the absorbent having absorbed CO2 to emit CO2, and regenerates and supplies the absorbent to the absorber, and a regenerating heater that uses steam (106) supplied from the combustion facility (50) for heating the absorbent in the regenerator and returns heated condensed water (106a) to the combustion facility (50). The CO2 recovery unit further includes a condensed water/flue gas heat exchanger (57) that heats the condensed water (106a) to be returned from the regenerating heater to the combustion facility (50) by heat-exchanging the condensed water (106a) with the flue gas (101) in a flue gas duct (51) in the combustion facility (50).

Abstract: A heat recovery system of a CO2 recovery unit (55) including an absorber that removes CO2 in flue gas (101) discharged from a boiler (51) by absorbing CO2 by an absorbent, and a regenerator that emits CO2 from the absorbent having absorbed CO2 for reusing the absorbent in the absorber. The heat recovery system further includes a Ljungström heat exchanger (57) that performs heat exchange between the flue gas (101) discharged from the boiler (51) and before reaching the CO2 recovery unit (55) and unburned air (102) supplied to the boiler (51), and an air preheater (58) that preheats the unburned air (102) before reaching the Ljungström heat exchanger (57) by exhaust heat from the CO2 recovery unit (55).

Abstract: A CO2 reducing system (10A) is constituted by a low-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-1) that includes a low-temperature absorber (1006-1) that reduces at least one of CO2 and H2S by bringing flue gas (1002) including at least one of CO2 and H2S into contact with a low-temperature absorbing solution (1005-1), a low-temperature regenerator (1008-1) that regenerates a low-temperature rich solution (1007-1), a low-temperature rich-solution supply line (12-1) that feeds the low-temperature rich solution (1007-1) to the low-temperature regenerator (1008-1), and a low-temperature lean-solution supply line (13-1) that feeds a low-temperature lean solution (1009-1) to the low-temperature absorber (1006-1) from the low-temperature regenerator (1008-1); and a high-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-2) that is arranged on a side at which the flue gas (1002) is discharged, and that has the same configuration as the low-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-1).

Abstract: Heat recovery equipment recovers heat from flue gas. The heat recovery equipment includes a power generation plant that drives a steam turbine by superheated steam produced in a boiler, and an exhaust-gas treatment line that treats flue gas output from the boiler. The exhaust-gas treatment line includes a first air preheater, a heat extractor unit, and a dry electrostatic precipitator. The power generation plant includes a condensed water line. The condensed water line includes a condenser, a condensed water heater, and a low-pressure feedwater heater. The condensed water heater heats water condensed by the condenser with the heat recovered by the heat extractor unit.

Abstract: Heat recovery equipment recovers heat from flue gas. The heat recovery equipment includes a power generation plant that drives a steam turbine by superheated steam produced in a boiler, and an exhaust-gas treatment line that treats flue gas output from the boiler. The exhaust-gas treatment line includes a first air preheater, a heat extractor unit, and a dry electrostatic precipitator. The power generation plant includes a condensed water line. The condensed water line includes a condenser, a condensed water heater, and a low-pressure feedwater heater. The condensed water heater heats water condensed by the condenser with the heat recovered by the heat extractor unit.

Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit 10A according to a first embodiment has a CO2 absorber that removes CO2 in flue gas by bringing the flue gas containing CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorbent 12, and a regenerator 15 that diffuses CO2 in a rich solution 14 having absorbed CO2 in the CO2 absorber. The CO2 recovery unit 10A includes a first compressor 29-1 to a fourth compressor 29-4 that compress CO2 gas 16 discharged from the regenerator 15, a dehydrating column 33 that reduces moisture in the CO2 gas 16 by bringing the CO2 gas 16 into contact with a dehydrating agent 32, a combustion removal unit 41 that removes the dehydrating agent 32 mixed in the CO2 gas 16 in the dehydrating column 33, and a heat exchanger 42 that performs heat exchange between the CO2 gas 16 discharged from the third compressor 29-3 and the CO2 gas 16 discharged from the dehydrating column 33.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a system for recovering carbon dioxide from flue gas, in which a reboiler in a regenerator can be compactly installed, and a method therefor, in facilities where CO2 or the like contained in flue gas is recovered. [Solving Means] To include an absorber 1006 that absorbs CO2 contained in flue gas 1002, a regenerator 1008 that strips CO2 from CO2 absorbent (rich solution) 1007 to regenerate absorbent, internal shells 101 provided at a bottom of the regenerator 1008 with a predetermined interval therebetween, into which regenerated CO2 absorbent is introduced by a feeding unit 102 from a bottom side thereof so that the CO2 absorbent overflows from an upper end of the internal shell thereof toward the bottom of the regenerator, and a reboiler that is inserted into the internal shells 101 in a direction orthogonal to a vertical axis and includes a heat-transfer tube 103 that reboils absorbent.

Abstract: An amine producing apparatus includes a reactor that reacts a mono-lower-alkylamine and an alkylene oxide, an unreacted-raw-material-recovery distillation column that separates unreacted raw materials by distillation from a product including unreacted raw materials obtained in the reactor, a non-aqueous distillation column that removes water and a light component by a distillation method from a reactive product from which unreacted raw material have been separated, and a purification and distillation column that separates by distillation a desired reactive product (mono-lower-alkylmonoalkanolamine) and residue (mono-lower-alkyldialkanolamine which is a dimer) from a reactive product from which the water and the light component have been removed.

Abstract: To include an absorber (1006) that brings CO2 absorbent that absorbs CO2 contained in flue gas (1002) into contact with the flue gas to remove CO2 from the flue gas, a regenerator (1008) that strips CO2 from CO2 absorbent (rich solution), which is fed from the absorber through a first feed line L1 and has absorbed CO2, to regenerate CO2 absorbent, thereby acquiring regenerated CO2 absorbent (lean solution) (1009), falling film reboilers (1101-1 and 1101-2) that draw off CO2 absorbent (amine solution) (1033) from near the bottom of the regenerator and reheats regenerated CO2 absorbent via steam (1031), a first liquid-vapor separator (1103) that separates the CO2 absorbent reheated by the falling film reboilers into regenerated CO2 absorbent in which CO2 has been removed and vapor containing CO2, and a second feed line L2 for supplying the separated regenerated CO2 absorbent to the absorber.

Abstract: A reaction column (12) to which a raw material mixture (11) containing a mono-lower-alkylamine (AA: raw material I) and an alkylene oxide (AO: raw material II) is supplied, an unreacted raw material distillation column (14) that separates an unreacted raw material (15) from a reaction product (13a) (containing the unreacted raw material (15), a target reaction product (monomer) (17), and a by-product (dimer) (18)), and a flash drum (16) to which a reaction product (13b) (containing the target reaction product (monomer) (17) and the by-product (dimer) (18)) is supplied, the flash drum (16) separating a mono-lower-alkyl monoalkanolamine (monomer, the target reaction product 17) in a gas state, are provided.

Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus according to the present invention includes: an absorber (1003) that brings CO2-containing flue gas (1001A) into counter-current contact with CO2 absorbent (1002) to reduce CO2, and a regenerator (1005) that regenerates rich solution (1004) that has absorbed CO2, in which lean solution (1006) having CO2 reduced in the regenerator (1005) is reused in the absorber (1003). The absorber (1003) further includes a CO2 absorbing unit (1010) that recovers CO2 contained in the flue gas (1001A), and the CO2 absorbent (1002) that has absorbed CO2 is extracted from a rich side of the CO2 absorbing unit (1010) to exterior, cooled, and then supplied to a position nearer to a lean side of the absorber (1003) with respect to the position at which the CO2 absorbent (1002) is extracted.

Abstract: Provided are high-pressure, medium-pressure, and low-pressure turbines; a boiler to generate steam for driving the turbines; a carbon dioxide recovery unit including an absorber that reduces carbon dioxide in combustion flue gas from the boiler by means of a carbon dioxide absorbent and a regenerator that regenerates an absorbent; a first auxiliary turbine that extracts steam from an inlet of the low-pressure turbine and recovers power by means of the steam thus extracted; a first steam delivery line to supply discharged steam from the first auxiliary turbine to a reboiler of the regenerator as a heat source; and a controller that controls driving of the first auxiliary turbine while keeping pressure of the discharged steam to be supplied to the reboiler within a tolerance range for the reboiler's optimum pressure corresponding to a fluctuation in an operation load of the boiler.

Abstract: A heat recovery apparatus, for an absorption apparatus for removing CO2 in combustion exhaust gas emitted from a thermal power plant 112 and for regeneration apparatuses 104 to 107 for regenerating CO2 in an absorbing liquid from the absorption apparatus, includes a regeneration-apparatus-exit-CO2-gas cooling apparatus 100 for cooling CO2 gas from an exhaust port of the regeneration apparatus, and may further include a circulation line 102 for circulating reflux water among boiler feedwater heaters 114 and 116 in the thermal power plant 112 and the regeneration-apparatus-exit-CO2-gas cooling apparatus 100.

Abstract: An amine producing apparatus includes a reactor that reacts a mono-lower-alkylamine and an alkylene oxide, an unreacted-raw-material-recovery distillation column that separates unreacted raw materials by distillation from a product including unreacted raw materials obtained in the reactor, a non-aqueous distillation column that removes water and a light component by a distillation method from a reactive product from which unreacted raw material have been separated, and a purification and distillation column that separates by distillation a desired reactive product (mono-lower-alkylmonoalkanolamine) and residue (mono-lower-alkyldialkanolamine which is a dimer) from a reactive product from which the water and the light component have been removed.