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CO₂ Separation and Recycling Technology in the CCS-EOR Process


  Dakote Corporation has long been committed to the research and development, engineering design, and application of technologies related to peaking carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality. In response to the challenge of capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide and methane—whose global warming potential is 25 times that of CO₂—from various industrial gas streams, the company has developed tailored recovery and utilization technologies. Both domestically and internationally, liquid-CO₂ miscible flooding (CO₂-EOR) is commonly employed to enhance oil recovery; this approach, known as CCS-EOR, represents the most widely adopted and successful application of CCUS technology abroad. However, the associated produced gas from oilfields often contains CO₂ at highly variable concentrations, ranging from 5% to 90%, while the process itself requires substantial supplies of pure CO₂. To address this technical need, the company has developed a dedicated decarbonization adsorbent with high CO₂ adsorption capacity and an exceptional CO₂-to-hydrocarbon separation factor, along with a corresponding advanced pressure swing adsorption process.

 Details

  Currently, this technology has been successfully deployed in CO₂-enhanced oil recovery and storage projects at two oilfield companies under PetroChina, marking the first large-scale industrial demonstration of CCUS technology in China. In 2021, the project was featured in a special report on CCTV-13, the central television channel, highlighting how its highly efficient, low-cost carbon capture, utilization, and storage capabilities have set an important benchmark for helping the project regions achieve peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality at the earliest possible date.

  Technical Features and Advantages

  µ Advanced and mature technology with a simple process flow.

  The µ CO₂-specific adsorbent exhibits high adsorption capacity and a high CO₂/hydrocarbon separation factor.

  µ Fully accommodates large fluctuations in CO₂ concentration in the feed gas (5–90%)

  µ The CO₂ product boasts high purity and yield, as well as high hydrocarbon recovery.

  µ High degree of device integration and high level of automation

  µ Low costs for the separation and recovery of CO₂ and hydrocarbons, with high economic and ecological benefits.

  µ The entire separation process is free of secondary pollution and environmentally friendly.

  Application Fields

  CO₂ Separation and Recycling in the CCS-EOR Process

  T CO₂ separation from biogas, landfill gas, and similar sources

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