PhD degree with distinction granted

On 6^th of December 2021 at the Institute of Chemical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gliwice, Adam Tatarczuk was granted PhD degree with distinction in the field of chemical engineering for dissertation entitled:

 “The effect of heat integration on the energy consumption of the CO₂ capture process from boiler flue gases”

One of the most advanced technologies for CO₂ capture is amine based chemical absorption. However, it still requires efforts to reduce heat consumption.

According to the state of the art, among many process modifications, a promising solution is HIS (Heat Integrated Stripper) using built-in heat exchangers in the stripper. However, there are no experimental results available to confirm the effectiveness of this solution.

The aim of the research in this study was to compare the effectiveness of the process using a modified stripper to the standard process. The comparative analysis covers pilot studies, simulation studies and cost analysis of the implementation of such a solution.

The subject of the study is an important and timely area of the national economy due to the rising prices of CO₂ emission allowances. The presented results of the analysis may form the basis for design works of a modified CO₂ capture process with HIS on a larger scale.

Thesis author: mgr inż. Adam Tatarczuk, Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal.

Thesis supervisor: dr hab. inż. Marek Tańczyk, Institute of Chemical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Auxiliary thesis supervisor: dr inż. Lucyna Więcław-Solny, Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal.

Reviewers: prof. dr hab. inż. Izabela Majchrzak-Kucęba, Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology.

prof. dr hab. inż. Sławomir Dykas, Institute of Power Engineering and Turbomachinery, Silesian University of Technology.

Reviews are available here (in Polish): review 1, review 2.