【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】Successful testing of the world’s largest chemical chain carbon capture equipment from 1969 to 2024

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Safety first. Prevention first: Let’s praise and encourage the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. **********************【A decade of significant development in chemical engineering equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Engineering Forum) ***************** Recently, Dongfang Boiler, which is part of Dongfang Electric Group, successfully carried out tests on a chemical chain carbon capture equipment system for the first time on an international scale. This technology enables the direct production of carbon dioxide at a concentration of over 90% at the source of combustion, and is expected to reduce costs by two-thirds compared to traditional carbon capture methods, representing a revolutionary innovation in the field of carbon capture technology. This technology will provide new solutions for deep decarbonization in industries around the world such as electricity, heating, petrochemicals, chemicals, and oil and gas, and it is of great significance for achieving the \"dual carbon\" goals. Chemical chain combustion technology is a completely new carbon capture method that differs from traditional techniques. It uses oxygen carriers to transfer oxygen from the air to the fuel, preventing direct contact between air and fuel; as a result, the carbon dioxide produced by combustion is not diluted by the nitrogen in the air, thereby enabling the separate separation of carbon dioxide at the source of fuel conversion. Chemical chain combustion uses oxygen carriers, acting like \"oxygen couriers\" to deliver oxygen from the air to the fuel for combustion, thereby producing high-concentration carbon dioxide directly. This approach allows for the capture of carbon dioxide at its source; the expected cost is two-thirds lower than that of traditional carbon capture technologies, making it a revolutionary new technology for low-cost, efficient, large-scale carbon capture. In the traditional combustion process, the fuel comes into direct contact with air, reacting with the oxygen in the air to produce carbon dioxide. Nitrogen, which cannot burn, serves as a \"hiding place\" for this carbon dioxide, and it becomes difficult to capture the carbon dioxide that is stored within the nitrogen. This new carbon capture technology prevents carbon dioxide from hiding among other gases, thereby enabling the capture of high-concentration carbon dioxide at the source of combustion. Chemical chain carbon capture technology can maintain high energy efficiency while separating carbon dioxide. In this experiment, Dongfang Boiler, in collaboration with research teams from Tsinghua University, TotalEnergies of France, and the French Institute for Petroleum and New Energy, achieved the world’s highest fuel heat input of over 5 megawatts. It was possible to obtain carbon dioxide with a concentration of over 90% right at the source of combustion, with a carbon dioxide capture efficiency of over 95%; these technical metrics are among the best in the world. This technology is now ready for gradual commercialization and large-scale application. The successful testing of the world’s largest chemical chain carbon capture equipment system marks a significant breakthrough for this technology, taking us to the forefront of global innovation. It provides solid technical support for large-scale application and offers a new approach for the energy industry to reduce carbon emissions, thus helping to accelerate the achievement of the \"dual carbon\" goals. Carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage technologies are the main approaches for reducing carbon emissions in the traditional fossil fuel industry. Once they are deployed on a large scale, they will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, providing strong support for achieving the \"dual carbon\" goals. Chemical chain carbon capture technology can be applied to large-scale carbon capture in industries with high emission levels such as heating, petrochemicals, chemicals, and oil and gas sectors. It offers significant environmental and social benefits, and is of great importance for advancing large-scale industrial decarbonization and achieving the \"dual carbon\" goals.