NaHCO (sodium bicarbonate), known as baking soda has numerous
applications such as food, neutralization of acids, deodorizers, pest control,
medical uses, cosmetics, or cleaning agents. NaHCO is produced by reacting CO
with NaOH / NaCO in the carbonation column. The carbonation column acts as the CO capture
and NaHCO production reactor by following the reactions below.
In particular to remove the CO from industrial flue gas, CO mineralization process
demonstrated greater CO reduction impact compared to other CO utilization technologies.
As one of the CO mineralization process
technology, CO from flue gas can be utilized directly to produce NaHCO.
NaHCO (sodium bicarbonate), known as baking soda has numerous
applications such as food, neutralization of acids, deodorizers, pest control,
medical uses, cosmetics, or cleaning agents. NaHCO is produced by reacting CO
with NaOH in the carbonation column. The carbonation column acts as the CO capture
and NaHCO production reactor by following the reactions below.
NaOH + CO → NaCO + HO
NaCO + CO + HO → NaHCO
However, fouling is a big headache during the production of NaHCO in the carbonation column,
it commonly occurs due to the solid particle formation during the reaction.
To overcome this issue, Benit M delivers process technology including special tower internal design
to minimize the fouling tendency. The continuous and longer operation of the
carbonation column is the key benefit of Benit M’s technology.
This CO utilization technology can be used by implementing it to the existing fossil fuel power
plants. The significant advantage of this technology is to recycle CO by converting it to NaHCO
to remove SOx from flue gas in power plants.
Besides, we are looking forward to offering other CO utilization scenarios which technically
and economically feasible to be implemented on industrial plants.