Germany – Just over a year ago, Holcim Germany, thyssenkrupp Uhde, and the Technical University of Berlin teamed up to conduct research on the use of the most recent amine scrubbing technology to capture the CO2 process gas at Holcim’s cement plant in Beckum. The first system module was installed at the plant, and the project’s first test phase is now starting.
The objective is to considerably cut CO2 emissions from current cement plants while also potentially using the CO2 that is captured for other uses. The partners will test the promising technology on a limited scale until late 2025, which might have a significant impact on the decarbonization of the German cement industry.
If the experiments go according to plan, the carbon capture and processing will result in very pure CO2, which may then be sold as a commodity to other companies or converted into other energy sources like methanol.
Test period
Continuous changes will be performed during the test period, and the test capabilities will be increased with the installation of a second system module that uses fresh, cutting-edge procedures. At the Holcim cement plant in Beckum, Germany, actual exhaust gas is used to test the effectiveness and efficiency of these devices. The partners hope that this procedure will help reduce greenhouse gases, particularly in current cement manufacturing facilities.
The goal is to retrofit the facilities with CO2 capture equipment from the process gas without changing the manufacturing procedure further. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is providing money for the initiative under the grant number 03EE5103A.
