Water Wash
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Water Wash
The Water Wash system consists of a packed column with CO2 entering at the bottom of the column and exiting at the top. Water is pumped through a distributor at the top of the column and drained off the bottom by a level control valve to the city waste water line.
For additional information on the water wash column see Waterwash Operation.
Contaminant removal
The water wash column removes contaminants such as ethanol, which cannot be fractionated out by the stripper column. Saturated CO2 returns from the water wash system for processing through the