The project
Today
the
eco-system
of our
planet
faces a
threat
of high
magnitude
in the
form of
global
warming.
Global
efforts
are
being
made to
face
these
threats
by the
establishment
and
implantation
of the
Kyoto
Protocol
and
Intergovernmental
Panel on
Climate
Change.
As
responsible
global
citizens
and the
citizens
of
Kuwait,
it is
our duty
to place
our
country
on the
forefront
in the
fight to
protect
our
environment.
The
company
is
proposing
to build
a global
sized
Carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
production
facility
in
Kuwait.
Technical environment
The design calls for a booster
station to draw the entire raw gas from the source
to the Liquefaction plant at the project location.
Different stages of de-superheating, water knockout
and compression are being carried out to remove all
the moisture from the raw gas. Absorber columns,
stripper columns, re-boilers & dryers are used to
remove sulfur & other impurities from CO2 and for
drying. The plant also has other equipments like
pumps, blowers, compressors etc., as necessary for
the process. Propane compressors are used for the
refrigeration system to ultimately cools the Liquid
CO2 to -23oF.
Both the plants will
utilize a state of the art process controller. The
operator will be able to monitor and control the
process through a man machine interface package. The
PLC furnished control will increase reliability and
flexibility of system control and the compressors
will be controlled with PLC logic in lieu of local
panels. All system alarm and shutdown conditions
will be monitored and appropriate response initiated
by the PLC system. Further provision exists for the
manufacturer to provide technical support by
connecting the complete control system with Internet
access.
Product storage
The product will be stored in
liquid form in a tank farm consisting of 10 tanks of
500 tons nominal storage interconnected with the
ability to isolate individual tanks with automated
control valves and will be complete with truck
load-out stations.
Logistics
An
alliance
is
proposed
with the
region's
leading
logistics
providers
to
distribute
CO2 to
end
users in
GCC,
Egypt
and
Turkey.
State of
the art
facilities
are
proposed
to
monitor
inventories
in all
customer
locations
and to
integrate
it with
RF based
vehicle
tracking
system
to
ensure
availability
of
supply
at all
times
for all
end
users. A
network
of
pipelines
also
will be
included
in the
plan to
transport
CO2 for
EOR
purposes
to the
oil
fields.
Quality
control
While
the
quality
control
instrumentation
can
monitor
the
quality
of CO2
produced
online
for food
&
beverage
grade
specification
(International
Society
of
Beverage
Technologists-ISBT
&
European
Union
Industrial
Gas
Association
– EUIA),
the
company
proposes
to
involve
third
party
quality
control
checks.
This is
considered
necessary
since
beverage
& food
industry
users
have
enhanced
their
quality
demands
for
their
CO2
product
due to
contamination
incidents
reported
in the
last few
years
elsewhere.
General
With the
introduction
of the
CO2
recovery
facility,
Kuwait
will be
driven
into
emission
control
of a
major
greenhouse
gas
thereby
contributing
to the
efforts
of the
Kyoto
Protocol
and the
Intergovernmental
Panel on
Climate
Control
and
businesses
in the
region
are
awaiting
the
emergence
of a
robust
and
economical
supply
of CO2
in order
for them
to
introduce
CO2
based
applications.
EOR
based
schemes,
which
are
predominantly
the
major
users of
CO2
worldwide,
are
currently
underway
in
Kuwait,
UAE (Abu
Dhabi),
Oman,
and are
expected
to be
introduced
shortly
in other
GCC
countries.