Sustainable Energy Solutions Carbon Capture Systems

Sustainable Energy Solutions (Chart Industries) cryogenic carbon capture plants for cement manufacturing, power utilities and industry: engineered units and components.

Sustainable Energy Solutions: cryogenic carbon capture engineering by Chart

Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES) operates within Chart Industries (Baker Hughes). The business specializes in patented Cryogenic Carbon Capture (CCC) processes that eliminate over 98% of CO2 emissions along with NOx and SOx pollutants from industrial flue gas streams.

Part of Chart Industries (Baker Hughes) since 2020
Patented Cryogenic Carbon Capture (CCC) technology
Captures over 98% of CO2 from flue gas streams
Integrated with Chart heat exchangers and liquid CO2 tanks

Cryogenic Carbon Capture (CCC) post-combustion process units

Commercial CCC units freeze CO2 out of flue gases through desublimation, separating solids and melting them under pressure to form liquid CO2. The method serves cement works, fossil power utilities and heavy industry without chemical solvents or water-intensive reagents.

Direct desublimation of CO2 without chemical solvents
Simultaneous removal of SOx, NOx and fine particulates
Cold energy recovery reduces overall power consumption
FLSmidth collaboration for cement sector decarbonization

Chart BAHX brazed aluminum heat exchangers for SES units

Chart brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers (BAHX) form the thermal core of CCC facilities. Units provide deep flue gas refrigeration, impurity condensation and cold energy recovery with low approach temperatures between multi-stream flows.

Brazed aluminum plate-fin compact construction
Operating duty down to cryogenic minus 140 deg C
Multi-stream configurations for thermal recovery
High heat transfer surface area per unit volume

Chart CiCi modular carbon capture and CO2 liquefaction skids

CiCi compact skid-mounted modules capture, purify and liquefy carbon dioxide from concentrated point-source streams of 50% to 99%+ CO2. Systems enable a circular economy for beverage producers, food processing and localized industrial consumers.

Fully packaged skid module for fast site integration
Handles input gas streams with 50% to 99%+ CO2 purity
Produces food-grade and merchant liquid CO2 on site
Minimal energy consumption and compact equipment footprint

Cryogenic liquid CO2 storage vessels, pumping skids and ISO tanks

SES installations use vacuum-insulated storage vessels, ISO intermodal containers and high-pressure cryogenic pumps built by Chart. Equipment maintains liquefied CO2 under controlled cryogenic temperatures for pipeline transfer, underground injection or transport trailers.

Vacuum-perlite insulated tanks for minimal boil-off
Design working pressures up to 24 to 40 bar gauge
High-pressure cryogenic pumps for liquid CO2 injection
Intermodal ISO containers and mobile delivery modules

Cryogenic valves, instrumentation, seals and SES maintenance kits

Replacement spare assemblies for SES plants include cryogenic shutoff and safety valves, control instrumentation, pressure transmitters, filtration cartridges and specialized seal kits designed for ultra-low temperatures and high-pressure carbon dioxide streams.

Cryogenic control valves and emergency shutoff trim
Safety relief valves built to ASME and EN specifications
CO2 pressure, temperature and flow transmitters
Seal replacement kits, gaskets and filter elements

Cryogenic carbon capture engineering and SES technological foundation

Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES) pioneer deep decarbonization through Cryogenic Carbon Capture (CCC) technology. Joining Chart Industries in 2020 within Baker Hughes industrial portfolio, SES integrates specialized gas refrigeration processes with world-class cryogenic equipment manufacturing.

The technology addresses hard-to-abate industrial sectors including cement manufacturing, lime kilns, steel works, chemical synthesis and fossil-fueled power stations. Installations achieve over 98% carbon dioxide recovery from flue gases while removing sulfur and nitrogen pollutants.

Thermodynamic desublimation cycle and solvent-free CO2 separation

Unlike conventional chemical absorption units, the CCC process operates without amine solvents, toxic chemicals or large cooling water inventories. The thermodynamic method relies on direct freeze-out (desublimation) where flue gas CO2 transforms directly from vapor into solid crystals.

Solid CO2 particles are separated mechanically and transferred into a pressurized melting vessel to yield pure liquid carbon dioxide. Deep thermal integration and counterflow heat exchange recover cold energy, significantly lowering specific electrical energy consumption.

Chart BAHX plate-fin heat exchangers in ultra-low temperature service

Brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers (BAHX) engineered by Chart form the core refrigeration units in SES installations. Corrugated aluminum fins and separator plates are vacuum-brazed into solid monolithic blocks providing exceptional heat transfer area per unit volume.

Multi-stream flow geometries allow simultaneous chilling of several process streams with minimal temperature differentials. Exchangers operate reliably down to minus 140 deg C, tolerating repeated thermal cycling during start-up, shutdown and desublimation defrosting cycles.

Modular CiCi systems: small-scale CO2 capture and on-site liquefaction

For industrial facilities with moderate emission volumes and concentrated point sources (50% to 99%+ CO2), SES provides modular packaged CiCi skids. Systems arrive pre-assembled on transportable structural skids, fully piped and pre-wired for rapid commissioning.

CiCi skids serve breweries, ethanol plants, fermentation facilities and localized industrial processors. The unit dries, purifies and liquefies process carbon dioxide, providing high-purity liquid CO2 for circular reuse within the plant or merchant distribution.

Cryogenic liquid CO2 storage vessels, pumping skids and distribution

Recovered liquid carbon dioxide requires secure storage at cryogenic temperatures and design pressures up to 24 to 40 bar gauge. SES systems incorporate Chart vacuum-insulated storage tanks, intermodal ISO containers and cryogenic pumping skids.

Insulated vessel designs minimize boil-off losses and incorporate dual safety relief valves, pressure instrumentation and level transmitters. High-pressure cryogenic pumps deliver liquid CO2 to filling manifolds, pipeline networks or deep geological sequestration wells.

Component selection, preventive maintenance and operational guidelines

Continuous and dependable operation of SES carbon capture plants requires regular inspection of cryogenic valves, transmitters and pumping machinery. Maintenance routines include sensor calibration, safety valve testing and filter element changeouts according to engineering manuals.

We supply replacement components, spare assemblies and overhaul kits for Sustainable Energy Solutions and Chart systems matched by unit documentation or factory nameplate data. Commercial proposals include full technical documentation and prompt logistics to regional industrial sites.

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