Knops co2 energy_reactor

ACEME%2015%Presenta1on%

ACEME%2015%(Fi-h%Interna5onal%Conference%on

%Accelerated%Carbona5on%for%Environmental

%and%Material%Engineering)%

Date:%June%21D24,%2015,%Columbia%University%

Monday%June%22%2015:%11:30%AM%–%11:45%AM%

“CO2%Energy%Reactor”%–%Integrated%Mineral

%Carbona5on:%Results%and%Possible%Applica5on%%%

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Pol%Knops%

Innova5on%Concepts%B.V.%

[email protected]%

Tel:%+31%6%5130%4842%

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Mineraliza1on%challenges%

•  Process%D%180°C,%>%40%bar,%1%hour%residence%5me%

+%Gravity%Pressure%Vessel%

•  Economic%D%CO2%price%

+%Reac5on%products%

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Process%challenges%

Olivine: Mg2SiO4 + 2CO2 2MgCO3 + SiO2

[∆H = -239.2 kJ/mol]

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E%D%

Reactor%

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A:%Incoming%material%

B:%DownComer%tube%

C:%CO2%injec5on%

D:%UpComer%tube%

E:%Surrounding%cooling%tube%

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E%E%

:1200%meter%6/23/15% 5%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

60%cm%(25”)%

Gravity%Pressure%Vessel%

•  Pressure % % % %Depth % % % %100%bar%

•  Residence%5me %Size % % % % %1%hour%

•  Temperature % %Exothermic% %180°C%

. % % % % % % %Heat%exchanger%

•  Plugflow%

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Well%head%

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Test%autoclave%

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Economic%challenges%

Olivine:

Mg2SiO4 + 2CO2 2MgCO3 + SiO2

[∆H = -239.2 kJ/mol]

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Reac1on%products%

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Reac1on%products%

Sample:%U3:%

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MgCO3%

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Comparing%Rocking%Autoclave%/%CSTR%

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Applica1ons%

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•  Concrete % % % %Silica%(pozzolanic%ac5vity)%?%. % % % % % % %Fine%dispersed%par1cles%

•  Coa5ngs%/%paints% %“func5onal%filler”%%

. % % % % % % %(par5cle%size,%color)%%

•  Paper % % % % %Silica%+%valued%filler%

. % % % % % % %(par5cle%size,%color)%

•  Heat % % % % % %Integra5on%Carbon%Capture%

•  CO2%captured%

Process%challenges%

Olivine:

Mg2SiO4 + 2CO2 2MgCO3 + SiO2

[∆H = -239.2 kJ/mol]

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Acknowledgment%

•  Acknowledgments:%–  ISPT,%A%Major%Steel%company,%Sibelco%%

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Ques1ons%?%Pol%Knops%

Innova5on%Concepts%B.V.%

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