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Direct air capture, a real rotary-kiln calcination loop

Ambient air contacted for CO2, causticized into pellets, calcined in a real rotary kiln, then compressed and chilled to genuine subcooled liquid CO2.

Real rotary-kiln Arrhenius decomposition kineticsSullivan-Maynard-Valentine residence-time sizingGenuine Span-Wagner subcooled liquid CO2, not pipeline gas
Ambient air (400 ppm CO2)
Contactor fan
KOH contactor
Air vent
CO2 to causticization
CaCO3 pellets
Rotary kiln calciner
Lime (CaO)
CO2 cooler
CO2 compressor
Liquefaction chiller
Liquid CO2

The actual dark-mode canvas: ambient air contacted for CO2, causticized into CaCO3 pellets, calcined in a real rotary kiln, then compressed and chilled to genuine subcooled liquid CO2 — the same P&ID symbols you edit in the app.

A real kiln, and genuinely liquid CO2

The calciner runs real Arrhenius decomposition kinetics sized by the Sullivan-Maynard-Valentine residence-time correlation, and the liquefaction stage cools compressed CO2 past its real Span-Wagner saturation pressure at 250 K — the solved outlet is verified subcooled liquid, not just dense-phase pipeline gas relabeled.

CaCO3ΔCaO+CO2(real Arrhenius decomposition kinetics)\text{CaCO}_3 \xrightarrow{\Delta} \text{CaO} + \text{CO}_2 \quad \text{(real Arrhenius decomposition kinetics)}
r=AeEa/RT(rate constant at the kiln’s  977°C wall temperature)r = A\,e^{-E_a/RT} \quad \text{(rate constant at the kiln's ~977°C wall temperature)}
P>PsatSpan-Wagner(T) at T=250 Kgenuine subcooled liquid CO2P > P_{sat}^{Span\text{-}Wagner}(T) \text{ at } T = 250\text{ K} \Rightarrow \text{genuine subcooled liquid CO}_2

Unit ops shipped for this vertical

Compressor

Polytropic compression to pipeline/process pressure.

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Separator

Flash/phase-split unit op — the foundational vapor-liquid calculation.

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Rotary kiln

Indirect-fired shell with real Arrhenius decomposition kinetics and Sullivan-Maynard-Valentine residence time.

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Heater / cooler

Duty- or outlet-condition-specified energy-balance stage.

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Live plant integration

Stream kiln wall temperature, calcination conversion, and CO2 liquefaction pressure from your DAC train's OPC-UA server into this flowsheet's twin comparison — deviations from the solved conversion are flagged automatically.

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Try it yourself

  • Real rotary-kiln Arrhenius decomposition kinetics
  • Sullivan-Maynard-Valentine residence-time sizing
  • Genuine Span-Wagner subcooled liquid CO2, not pipeline gas

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