ASPEN Plus simulations have been created for a CO2 capture process based on adsorption by
monoethanolamine (MEA). Three separate simulations were developed, one each for the flue
gas scrubbing, recovery, and purification sections of the process. Although intended to work
together, each simulation can be used and executed independently. The simulations were
designed as template simulations to be added as a component to other more complex
simulations. Applications involving simple cycle or hybrid power production processes were
targeted. The default block parameters were developed based on a feed stream of raw flue gas
of approximately 14 volume percent CO2 with a 90% recovery of the CO2 as liquid.
This report presents detailed descriptions of the process sections as well as technical
documentation for the ASPEN simulations including the design basis, models employed, key
assumptions, design parameters, convergence algorithms, and calculated outputs.