Helen Roush, Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications

In a recent press release, CO280 announced that it successfully completed a carbon capture field pilot at a US pulp and paper mill.

The press release states "O280 Solutions Inc. (CO280), a leading developer of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects, and a pulp and paper manufacturer have successfully completed a field pilot to validate the performance of liquid amine technology to capture biogenic CO2 from recovery boiler stack emissions at a pulp mill in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The liquid amine technology was provided by SLB Capturi, a leading supplier of carbon capture technology for industrial sectors.

SLB Capturi's Mobile Test Unit (MTU) was installed at the mill site in Q3 2024 where it operated for more than 4,000 hours, achieving a consistent capture rate efficiency of 95%. During the test program, the MTU met all key performance indicators including capture rate efficiency, energy consumption, solvent durability, and absorber emissions. The MTU has a rated design capacity of 3 tonnes per day (tpd)."

The press release goes on to state that "CO280 retrofits existing pulp and paper mills with modular carbon capture units to capture and permanently store biogenic CO2, delivering high-quality and affordable CDR at scale to its customers in the carbon market. Across its growing project network in North America, CO280 evaluates and selects only the highest-performing, commercially proven technology for biogenic CCS--such as SLB Capturi's post-combustion liquid amine systems, which have been successfully deployed at industrial scale. As a global supplier of carbon capture solutions, SLB Capturi has extensive experience across a wide range of carbon capture applications, including cement kilns, process industry, natural gas boilers, waste-to-energy plants, and now, pulp and paper.

This MTU test campaign on recovery boiler stack emissions has been a huge success, said Egil Fagerland, CEO of SLB Capturi. The strong performance and results of the MTU at this mill validates all key process parameters and demonstrates that there are no technical barriers to deploying commercial-scale carbon capture plants. CO280 and SLB Capturi are now well-positioned to bring this proven solution to the pulp and paper industry."

We will keep you apprised of further developments.