Carbonate Looping
The Carbonate Looping technology as a post combustion process has been identified as one of the most promising approaches to capture CO2 from power plants at reasonable expenses. It can be integrated into existing power plants and, thus, is seen as a milestone towards CO2-free power plants.
In this short video, Professor Bernd Epple, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, gives an introduction into the technology and shows the pilot plant which the Institute for Energy Systems and Energy Technology of the Technical University in Darmstadt has run for more than 1000 hours.
Bernd Epple studied mechanical engineering in Germany. Currently, he is the Director of the Institute for Energy Systems and Energy Technology of the Technical University in Darmstadt.
Selected Publications:
- Special Issue: Carbonate Looping,
Issue edited by: Bernd Epple
Chem. Eng. Technol. 2013, 36 (9), 1439–1607. - Carbonate looping experiments in a 1 MWth pilot plant and model validation,
J. Ströhle, M. Junk, J. Kremer, A. Galloy, B. Epple,
Fuel 2014, 127, 13–22 .
DOI: - Continuous CO2 capture in a 1-MWth carbonate looping pilot plant,
J. Kremer, A. Galloy, J. Ströhle, B. Epple,
Chem. Eng. Technol. 2013, 36 (9), 1518–1524.
DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201300084 - Thermodynamic Evaluation and Cold Flow Model Testing of an Indirectly Heated Carbonate Looping Process,
M. Junk, M. Reitz, J. Ströhle, B. Epple,
Chem. Eng. Technol. 2013, 36 (9), 1479–1487.
DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201300019 - CO2 Capture Based on Chemical and Carbonate Looping,
Bernd Epple, Jochen Ströhle,
VGB PowerTech 2008, 11, 85–89.
