Post-combustion CO2 capture by aqueous ammonia: A state-of-the-art review

Abstract CO 2 emission by fossil fuel combustion has been considered as a leading contribution to the increasing atmospheric CO 2 concentration and the global greenhouse effect. As a chemical absorption method and technology to control CO 2 from post-combustion flue gas, CO 2 capture by aqueous ammonia is paid more and more attention for its advantages of high efficiency, low investment and convenient operation. In this paper, the advances in fundamental research on post-combustion CO 2 capture by aqueous ammonia, focusing on the process chemistry, effect of reaction parameters on absorption efficiency, absorption process intensification and simultaneous capture with other pollutants, were critically summarized and reviewed. In addition, future potential in research and development of CO 2 absorption by aqueous ammonia were also briefly prospected and discussed.

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