Continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure and operating method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025205631-A1
Application number	US-202418986386-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2024
Priority date	Dec 26, 2023
Publication date	Jun 26, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure and operating method thereof, more particularly to, as a direct air capture system, a continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure including: an adsorption unit including a housing having an inlet part for introducing external air and an outlet part for discharging carbon dioxide-removed air, and a plurality of adsorbent modules installed within the housing and composed of carbon dioxide adsorbents, wherein the adsorption unit is connected in plurality, and the adsorption unit sequentially undergoes adsorption mode and regeneration mode and always operates in adsorption mode in a set number of adsorption units; a suction valve provided at the inlet part for introducing external air, and an outlet valve provided at the outlet part for exhausting the gas passed through the adsorbent modules; and a controller for controlling the suction valve and the outlet valve according to the adsorption mode and the regeneration modes, respectively.

First claim

1 . As a direct air capture system, a continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure comprising:
an adsorption unit including a housing having an inlet part for introducing external air and an outlet part for discharging carbon dioxide-removed air, and a plurality of adsorbent modules installed within the housing and composed of carbon dioxide adsorbents, wherein
the adsorption unit is connected in plurality, and the adsorption unit sequentially undergoes adsorption mode and regeneration mode and always operates in adsorption mode in a set number of adsorption units;
an suction valve provided at the inlet part for introducing external air, and an outlet valve provided at the outlet part for exhausting gas passed through the adsorbent modules; and a controller for controlling the suction valve and the outlet valve according to adsorption mode and regeneration mode, respectively.

2 . As a direct air capture system, a continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure comprising:
an adsorption unit including a housing having an inlet part for introducing external air and an outlet part for discharging carbon dioxide-removed air, and a plurality of adsorbent modules installed within the housing and composed of carbon dioxide adsorbents, wherein
the adsorption unit is configured in a tower shape where the width is smaller than the length and height; and
a plurality of adsorption units are radially arranged around a central circle.

3 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 1 , wherein
the adsorption unit undergoes sequential cyclic process of adsorption mode, temperature increase mode, heating mode, regeneration mode, cooling mode, and adsorption mode.

4 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 3 , wherein
the suction valve and the outlet valve are 5-ways valves.

5 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 4 , wherein
the suction valve includes a suction connection port connected to the inlet part of the adsorption unit, an air inlet port for introducing air in adsorption mode, a preheating inlet port for introducing preheated gas in temperature increase mode, a heating inlet port for introducing heated gas in heating mode, a regeneration inlet port for introducing regenerated gas, and a cooling inlet port for introducing coolant in cooling mode.

6 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 5 , wherein
the outlet valve includes an outlet connection port connected to the outlet part of the adsorption unit, an air outlet port for discharging air passed through an adsorption unit in adsorption mode, a preheating outlet port for discharging heated gas that has passed through an adsorption unit in temperature increase mode, a heating outlet port for discharging heated gas that has passed through an adsorption unit in heating mode, a regeneration outlet port for discharging regenerated gas that has passed through an adsorption unit in regeneration mode, and a cooling outlet port for discharging coolant passed through an adsorption unit.

7 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 6 , wherein
coolant discharged through the cooling outlet port is introduced into the preheating inlet port, and coolant discharged to the preheating outlet port is introduced into the cooling inlet port through a cooler.

8 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 7 , wherein
carbon dioxide enriched gas passed through the adsorption unit in regeneration mode is cooled, condensed, and stored.

9 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 8 , wherein
gas heated by a heater is introduced into the regeneration inlet port and gas that has passed through the adsorption unit and regenerated a carbon dioxide adsorbent is discharged and then a portion of the gas is heated by the heater and circulated, while the remaining portion is introduced into the heating inlet port to heat the adsorption unit operating in heating mode, and then discharged to the heating outlet port.

10 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 9 , wherein
carbon dioxide enriched gas passed the adsorption units in heating mode is cooled, condensed, and stored.

11 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 1 , wherein
in a regeneration zone, heated regeneration streams are uniformly distributed to the adsorbent module through an inlet header.

12 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 11 , wherein
in the regeneration zone, the adsorption unit is located within a tray, in the adsorption unit, the adsorbent modules are stacked in a stepped manner and a guide plate is included, connecting one corner of an adsorbent module to the opposite corner of another adsorbent module located below the adsorbent module.

13 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 12 , wherein
the adsorbent modules are stacked in a stepped manner in an inlet zone where the regeneration stream is introduce during regeneration mode, with the width decreasing in direction of fluid flow.

14 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 1 , wherein
the adsorption unit has a tower-shaped structure where the width is smaller than the length and height, and the guide plate is included connecting one corner of the front side of the one adsorption unit to the opposite corner of the back side of another adsorption units.

15 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 2 , wherein the adsorption unit undergoes sequential cyclic process of adsorption mode, temperature increase mode, heating mode, regeneration mode, cooling mode, and adsorption mode.

16 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 2 , wherein in a regeneration zone, heated regeneration streams are uniformly distributed to the adsorbent module through an inlet header.

17 . The continuous direct air capture system with a low differential pressure according to claim 2 , wherein the adsorption unit has a tower-shaped structure where the width is smaller than the length and height, and
wherein the guide plate is included connecting one corner of the front side of the one adsorption unit to the opposite corner of the back side of another adsorption units.

Assignees

• Korea Inst Energy Res

Inventors

• Lee Yu Ri
• Kim Hyunuk
• Jin Gyoung-Tae
• Park Young Cheol
• Jo Sung-Ho
• Kim Jae Young
• Lee Dong-Ho
• Kim Daewook
• Park Jae-Hyeon
• Lee Seung-Yong
• Moon Dong-Kyu

Classifications

• Y02C20/40

  of CO2 · CPC title

• B01D2257/504

  Carbon dioxide · CPC title

• B01D53/0438

  Cooling or heating systems · CPC title

• B01D53/0407 Primary

  Constructional details of adsorbing systems · CPC title

• B01D53/0462

  Temperature swing adsorption · CPC title