CPC B01D 53/96 (2013.01) [B01D 53/52 (2013.01); B01D 53/62 (2013.01); B01D 53/83 (2013.01); B01J 8/087 (2013.01); B01J 20/3433 (2013.01); B01J 20/3483 (2013.01); B01J 23/755 (2013.01); C01B 3/56 (2013.01); F23C 13/08 (2013.01); B01D 2251/404 (2013.01); B01D 2257/304 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 2258/025 (2013.01); B01D 2258/0233 (2013.01); B01D 2258/0283 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00132 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00504 (2013.01); C01B 2203/043 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0475 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of regenerating a sorbent of gas in a capture process of said gas, wherein the capture process comprises recirculating the sorbent between a gas capturing system and regenerating reactor system, the method comprising the regenerating reactor system performing the steps of:
receiving a solid sorbent to be regenerated, wherein the sorbent is a sorbent of carbon dioxide gas;
generating heat by combusting a fuel with an oxidising agent in the presence of a catalyst;
regenerating the sorbent by using the generated heat to indirectly heat the sorbent so that the sorbent releases carbon dioxide gas;
outputting the regenerated sorbent; and
outputting the released carbon dioxide gas;
wherein the received sorbent comprises a metal carbonate and the regenerated sorbent comprises a metal oxide, and
wherein the regenerating reactor system comprises a moving bed reactor;
wherein the regenerating reactor system comprises:
a sorbent input that receives the sorbent; and
a sorbent output that outputs the regenerated sorbent;
wherein the moving bed reactor comprises a plurality of tubes that provide the generated heat to the moving bed reactor;
the tubes are arranged in a plurality of horizontally aligned staggered layers; and
the sorbent travels around the outside of the tubes as it moves from the sorbent input to the sorbent output.
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