removing CO2

In these appliances (figure 1), water is either sprayed or dispersed and evenly distributed over plastic or stainless steel packing that is either supplied as an orderly sequence or in bulk (made up of rings, saddles, …) A blower feeds air over the perforated base plate that supports the packing. Air and water circulate against each other. The degasified water is collected in a tank positioned under the contact column.

As mentioned in gas-liquid exchange, the residual concentration of CO₂ in the liquid phase will depend on temperature, on water velocity, on packing type and depth and on air flow.

Given the packing materials selected, the following constitute the main features of degremont® CO₂ eliminators:

• water flow rate: approximately : 30 to 70 m³·h^–1 per m² of straight section ;
• air flow rate: approximately 10 to 40 times the water flow rate;
• packing depth: 1.5 to 2.5 m.

A residual concentration of around 1°f , i.e.8,8 mg/l can be obtained with a properly designed CO₂ eliminator.

It should be noted that this residual CO₂ content at the stripper outlet may be less than the equilibrium value and therefore encourages the formation of CaCO₃ scale and consequently the collapse of the packing.

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Standard industrial facilities treat water with high CO₂ content. Other installations has been made for borehole water or for nanofiltrated water which contain less CO₂ content and thereby allow for higher water speeds (up to 150m/h).