OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE, DECEMBER 17, 2010 AT 2.00 PM
Outotec launches new CO2 removal pilot plant
Outotec has commissioned a new CO2 removal pilot plant at its R&D center in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It complements Outotec's circulating fluidized bed (CFB) pilot plant allowing for the cleaning of process gas from iron ore direct reduction as well as from coal and biomass gasification.
"Not only is the new plant a big step in our mission to provide sustainable solutions to the various industries we serve, but it also allows our customers to improve their usage of raw materials and lower their emissions," notes Peter Weber, president of Outotec's Energy, Light Metals and Environmental Solutions business area.
The new pilot plant plays an important role in the development of Outotec's new offerings for the energy industry providing the testing facilities to reduce the carbon footprint of coal and biomass-based energy production well as the oil winning from oil shale. The pilot installation also allows Outotec to fully demonstrate its proprietary Circofer® process for the direct reduction of fine iron ores based on coal.
The pilot plant applies BASF's licensed aMDEA(TM) technology for acid gas removal to remove primarily CO2 and H2S from metallurgical process gases. The facility also features integrated gas cleaning steps allowing for the treatment of gases rich in dust and tars. This makes it a unique facility for testing CO2 absorption under real process conditions similar to an industrial plant. The gases which have been removed can be used in other processes or for underground storage as envisaged in carbon capture and storage (CCS) approaches.
"Our goal is to be an innovative provider of sustainable solutions in the growing energy industry and the sooner we can develop them in our research centers, the quicker the benefits to our customers and the industry at large," stated Weber.
For further information please contact:
OUTOTEC
Peter Weber, President - Energy, Light Metals and Environmental Solutions
tel. +49 6171 9693 165
Eila Paatela, Director - Corporate Communications
tel. +358 20 529 2004, +358 400 817 198
e-mails firstname.lastname@outotec.com
DISTRIBUTION
Main media
www.outotec.com (http://www.outotec.com/)
This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients.
The owner of this announcement warrants that:
(i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the
information contained therein.
Source: Outotec Oyj via Thomson Reuters ONE
HUG#1473680
