BASF OASE® blue –

The ‘solution’ to CO2 capture

AFA 2024, Anil Singla
Bahrain, Oct 2nd Technical Marketing Manager
 What is the source of
CO2?

What you will do with it?

Specific quality of CO2?

Technology ?

How much will it cost?

Incentive?

We wish it was that simple!!

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 white – Ammonia, Syngas

1971
yellow – Sulfur Selective

FLEXSORBTM – Super Selective

purple – Natural Gas, LNG

OASE Technologies green – Biogas
have been capturing
carbon amongst other blue – Flue Gas
things since 1971
FLEXSORBTM is owned by ExxonMobil Corporation and used in collaboration
OASE track record

500+ global references Mega project expertise Selected for US Dept. of

16 BASF plants with global engineering Energy funded carbon
>90% New NH3 projects
>60% World LNG capacity
partners reduction projects
Blue NH3 : SMR with process & flue CO2 capture
CCR: > 95%
DM Water Steam Power
Steam
Generation
CO2: 22.5 mol%
O2: 2.1 mol%
Flue Gas P: 1.1 bara Flue Gas CO2 CO2
NG Feed OASE blue
Process Gas CO2

NH3
Feed pre- Ammonia
SMR CO shift OASE white synthesis
treatment
CO2: 19.4 mol%
H2: 77.1 mol%
Fuel P: 18 - 35 bara
OASE blue scope of expertise
BASF Expertise

BASF OASE® blue Inside Battery Limits

Direct Drying,
Flue gas Flue gas CO2 purification, and
pretreatment* Contact
Source capture utilization/storage
Cooler

Reclaimer

Wet CO2
Treated flue gas
*If required
• Pressurizing
(Blower) Wastewater
• Contaminants Treatment Plant
removal (NOx, SOx,
dust, etc.)
OASE blue layout in PCCC unit
Standard design concept Advanced process

Emissions Control
Bed Water wash
System

Inter-stage Backwash /
cooler Demister System

▪ Savings up to 0.3 GJ/toCO2

Direct Contact Absorber Desorber
Cooler (DCC) ▪ Further options:
Lean Vapor Recovery upto 0.3GJ/toCO2
Waste heat integration upto 0.4GJ/toCO2
Development stages of OASE blue
From the laboratory to the pilot plant with >90%
CO2-capture rate:

■ Solvent Screening and Mini

plant, 2004 – 2009

■ Pilot plant at RWE lignite-fired

power plant, 2009 – 2017

Mini plant at BASF

■ Pilot plant at Southern Company
NCCC coal-fired power plant,
CO2 capture 30 t/d, 2014 - 2017
CO2 Capture Pilot Plant
Niederaussem, Germany
OASE blue long term operation
> 37000 tons
CO2 Capture Rate

> 65000 hrs

Continuous Operation

2 – 16 vol% .
Captured CO2
O2 Concentration

4 – 20 vol% .
CO2 Concentration Solvent flow

65 – 105 %
Throughput

90 %
Removal rate

0,3 kg/toCO2
Make Up
OASE® blue operation time [h]
97 %
Availability
Emissions in post combustion carbon capture

Increased
particle
concentration

Increased
THC in treated
flue gas

Sciencedirect Energy Procedia 63 ( 2014 ) : 902 – 910 Demonstrating Emission Reduction – Results from the Post-combustion Capture, BASF – OASE® blue
Emission control - WESP

Sciencedirect Energy Procedia 63 ( 2014 ) : 902 – 910 Demonstrating Emission Reduction – Results from the Post-combustion Capture, BASF – OASE® blue
Dry bed emission control - OASE aerozone

Sciencedirect Energy Procedia 63 ( 2014 ) : 902 – 910 Demonstrating Emission Reduction – Results from the Post-combustion Capture, BASF – OASE® blue
The development OASE blue – emission control
Aerozone

Water wash and Acid wash are less effective in controlling emission of aerosol

With WESP, aerosol emissions fluctuate with power and a large power factor

OASE aerozone most effective patented technology for emission control

The development OASE blue – metallurgy study

Sciencedirect Energy Procedia 00 ( 2010 ) : 000 – 000 Material Testing for future commercial PCC plants, BASF – OASE® blue
The development OASE blue – reclaiming
Majority of OASE blue degradation products are carbonic acids, and thus ionic
nature → It is desired to maintain low HSS levels
Ionic Exchange Electro Dialysis (ED) Thermal reclaiming

Principle Removal of ions with Resin Removal of ions with Vacuum distillation of
(anion, cations on request) membranes amine-water from
HSS/degrad. Prod.
Chemicals Stoichiom, Alkali Acid for Stoichom, Alkali for Over-stoichiom, Alkali for
regeneration neutralization neutralization
Energy demand Low Moderate High
Overall recovery ~99% ~99% ~94%
Waste Neutralized acid Neutralized acid High concentrate HSS
sludge
OASE blue technology offering
Industry needs BASF OASE blue technology offering

▪ Proven technology  Commercial since 2018, over 130.000 hours of testing

▪ High capture rates  CO2 removal rate, up to 99+%
▪ Low energy &
amine consumption  2.0 - 3.0 GJ/toCO2 // ~0.2 – 0.6* kgamine/toCO2 *dependant on feed

▪ Low environmental  OASE aerozone (Patented aerosol / emissions reduction zone)

impact  Proven reclaimer concept
 Nitrosamines management

▪ Digitalization &  OASE connect Design software / Operators Training / Analytical DB

operator friendliness  OASE digilab Analyzer combined with OASE® connect

▪ Wide applicability  Tested range O2 (4 – 16 v%) / CO2 (4 – 25 v%) / CO2

▪ Scaling & modularization  Easily scaled & modularized
▪ Secure solvent supply  Large scale solvent production
Current OASE blue projects in study phase
Gas 4200 MTD
Commercial concepts
Coal - 18 000 MTD
available for flue gas
sources from
◼ Coal & gas power
plants
◼ Steam reformer
◼ Cement Plants
◼ Biomass & waste
incineration
Cement Plant Coal-2 GT-1 Waste ◼ Heavy fuel boilers
200 MTD 5400 MTD 3500 MTD Combustion
2000 MTD ◼ Chemical Plants

CO2 Capacities
◼ 100 … 18 000 MTD
◼ O2 Conc. 4 – 16 vol%
Current OASE blue reference plants
500+ overall OASE references including feed gas flows up to 1,630,000 Nm3/h,
OASE blue now has its own specific references running efficiently with >90% CO2
capture.
Location CO2 removal Flue gas Type Status
(MTPD)
Europe 7.5 Coal based power plant Pilot Start-up 2009
America 30 Coal based power plant Pilot (DOE) Start-up 2014
Europe 120 Lime kiln & Combustion off-gases Commercial Start-up 2018
Asia 12 Marine Pilot Start-up 2024- now!
Europe 137 Lime Kiln Commercial Start-up 2024- Q4
America 200 Coal based power plant Demo (DOE) Start-up 2024- Q4
Europe 221 Cement plant Commercial Start-up 2025
Customer journey with BASF

Study Feed Execution (Engineering Commissioning Operation

+ Construction) & Start Up
01 02 03 04 05

BASF BASF & Engineering Partner BASF

Early discussion Reputable and trusted engineering partners globally Continuous
support tech support
Guidance on engineering design process
Technical & Solvent first
commercial fill & refills
proposal with
Sample
preliminary
analytic service
warranty values
 Solvent Supply

• In house solvent
manufacturing

• Backwards integrated
supply chain

• Flexible Supply Models

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