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Amine post-combustion carbon capture technology is based on washing the flue gas with a solvent that captures CO 2 . Thus, a small fraction of this solvent can be released together with the cleaned flue gas. This release may cause environmental concerns, both directly and indirectly through subsequent solvent degradation into other substances in the atmosphere. The paper presents the ammonia emission from CO 2 capture pilot plant (1 tonne CO 2 per day) using 40 wt% aminoethylethanolamine solvent, along with the efficiency of the water wash unit. In addition, the temperature effect of lean amine entering the absorber on ammonia emission was studied. Furthermore, the concentrations of other compounds such as SO 2 , SO 3 , NO 2 , CS 2 and formaldehyde were monitored. The literature review on the NH 3 emission from a pilot plant using aminoethylethanolamine solvent has not been published. The results show that the main source of ammonia emission is the absorber and that emission (in the range 27-50 ppm) corresponds to typical NH 3 release from CO 2 capture pilot plant using an amine solvent. The emission of amines and amine degradation products is a complex phenomenon which is difficult to predict in novel solvents, and for this reason the significance of new solvents testing in a pilot scale has been highlighted.

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Amine solutions are used to remove CO 2 in various areas ranging from natural gas production to the food and beverage industry [1]. Monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and N-methyldietahnolamine (MDEA) are well-known chemical solvents used for removing sour gases from process gas streams [2,3]. As the reduction of greenhouse gases gains importance, the use of amines and alternative solvents for CO 2 post combustion carbon capture (PCCC) is a significant area of research and development. Among the various approaches to separate CO 2 from flue gas, the absorptionbased CO 2 capture technology is known to be the most practical method due to its technical maturity and large capacity for treating large gas volumes [4][5][6]. The ability to retrofit to existing power plants is also a strength of liquid absorbent-based PCC technologies.

Photo-thermo-catalytic or PTC purification of process gasses (i.e., air, flue gases, and others) from NOx is presented in this study. A discussion of temperature’s role in photocatalytic NOx removal and the progress of photo-thermo-catalytic reactors for the NOx removal process are presented. Lab- and pilot-scale reactors are described. The impact of temperature on the photocatalytic conversion of hydrocarbons is analyzed with regard to its relation to the photocatalytic selective reduction of NOx (photo-SCR). Another important issue is light transfer in pilot-scale reactors due to the sensitivity of light sources to temperature. Examples of light transfer solutions in photo-thermo-catalytic reactors are presented. Finally, the further development of photo-thermo-catalytic reactors is discussed, including pressurized systems.

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