Post-combustion Technology Research Articles

Reforming Natural Gas for CO2 Pre-Combustion Capture in Trinary Cycle Power Plant

Today, most of the world’s electric energy is generated by burning hydrocarbon fuels, which causes significant emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere by thermal power plants. In world practice, flue gas cleaning systems for removing nitrogen oxides, sulfur, and ash are successfully used at power facilities but reducing carbon dioxide emissions at thermal power plants is still difficult for technical and economic reasons. Thus, the introduction of carbon dioxide capture systems at modern power plants is accompanied by a decrease in net efficiency by 8–12%, which determines the high relevance of developing methods for increasing the energy efficiency of modern environmentally friendly power units. This paper presents the results of the development and study of the process flow charts of binary and trinary combined-cycle gas turbines with minimal emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere. This research revealed that the net efficiency rate of a binary CCGT with integrated post-combustion technology capture is 39.10%; for a binary CCGT with integrated pre-combustion technology capture it is 40.26%; a trinary CCGT with integrated post-combustion technology capture is 40.35%; and for a trinary combined-cycle gas turbine with integrated pre-combustion technology capture it is 41.62%. The highest efficiency of a trinary CCGT with integrated pre-combustion technology capture is due to a reduction in the energy costs for carbon dioxide capture by 5.67 MW—compared to combined-cycle plants with integrated post-combustion technology capture—as well as an increase in the efficiency of the steam–water circuit of the combined-cycle plant by 3.09% relative to binary cycles.

Semi-Closed Oxy-Combustion Combined Cycles for Combined Heat and Power Applications

Abstract This study focuses on the design and comparison of three utility-scale combined heat and power (CHP) cycles with carbon capture and storage (CCS): (i) a CHP semi-closed oxy-combustion combined cycle (SCOC-CC), (ii) a CHP natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) with postcombustion CCS, and (iii) a CHP NGCC with postcombustion CCS and supplementary firing. Performance evaluations are conducted at the design point and partial load (gas turbine at 30%) for different exports of high-temperature pressurized steam. The comparison is extended against two reference separate production systems with CCS, one based on postcombustion technologies, and another based on oxy-combustion. Simulations of the H-class gas turbines are performed using gas steam (GS), a specific in-house validated software, while the heat recovery steam cycle is modeled using Thermoflex. The CO2 capture processes employ validated models in Aspen Plus. The results highlight the suitability of the SCOC-CC for CHP applications, demonstrating superior performance and flexibility compared to CHP postcombustion technologies at both nominal and minimum loads. The SCOC cycle achieves a maximum first-law efficiency of 65.95%, outperforming CCS technologies that generate electricity and heat separately and enabling fuel savings up to 9.2%.

Evaluation of carbon capture technologies in the oil and gas industry using a socio-technical systems perspective-based decision support system under interval type-2 trapezoidal fuzzy set

Concerns in relation to consequences of global warming and climate change have activated worldwide attempts for mitigating the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the industrial sector. Decarbonizing the oil and gas refining (OGR) industries is a challenging problem for policy-makers owing to its potential to prevent economic, environmental, and health risks. In this regard, CO2 capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies are the most encouraging options to decarbonize. The technologies related to the part of CO2 capture can play a vital role in solving the mentioned problem. Various technologies have been employed for CO2 capture, and choosing the appropriate technology is a complex multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) issue. This work develops a novel and robust decision support system (DSS). The DSS integrates MCDM techniques of the Delphi and Entropy integration method (DAEIM) and complex proportional assessment of alternatives (COPRAS) method with the interval type-2 trapezoidal fuzzy (IT2TF) environment. The proposed DSS is used to evaluate, prioritize, and choose technologies for CO2 capture. A hybrid criteria system, which involves elements of socio-technical systems perspective has been used for evaluating the candidate technologies. For implementing the DSS of this work, five capture technologies of post-combustion (A_cc1), pre-combustion (A_cc2), oxy-fuel combustion (A_cc3), direct air capture (A_cc4), and indirect air capture (A_cc5) have been chosen for evaluation. The final value of each technology is A_cc1 (0. 2907), A_cc2 (0.2602), A_cc3 (0.1005), A_cc4 (0.2304), and A_cc5 (0.1181) and the preferences of the technologies are A_cc1> A_cc2> A_cc4> A_cc5> A_cc3. The evaluation findings reveal that post-combustion technology with the value of 0.2907 is the most suitable scenario for the capture of CO2 emissions from Iran's OGR systems. The computation results demonstrate that the suggested DSS is feasible and applicable and give reliable and robust findings for acquiring the optimal CO2 capture technology.

Resembling Graphene/Polymer Aerogel Morphology for Advancing the CO2/N2 Selectivity of the Postcombustion CO2 Capture Process.

The separation of CO2 from N2 remains a highly challenging task in postcombustion CO2 capture processes, primarily due to the relatively low CO2 content (3-15%) compared to that of N2 (70%). This challenge is particularly prominent for carbon-based adsorbents that exhibit relatively low selectivity. In this study, we present a successfully implemented strategy to enhance the selectivity of composite aerogels made of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and functionalized polymer particles. Considering that the CO2/N2 selectivity of the aerogels is affected on the one hand by the surface chemistry (offering more sites for CO2 capture) and fine-tuned microporosity (offering molecular sieve effect), both of these parameters were affected in situ during the synthesis process. The resulting aerogels exhibit improved CO2 adsorption capacity and a significant reduction in N2 adsorption at a temperature of 25 °C and 1 atm, leading to a more than 10-fold increase in selectivity compared to the reference material. This achievement represents the highest selectivity reported thus far for carbon-based adsorbents. Detailed characterization of the aerogel surfaces has revealed an increase in the quantity of surface oxygen functional groups, as well as an augmentation in the fractions of micropores (<2 nm) and small mesopores (<5 nm) as a result of the modified synthesis methodology. Additionally, it was found that the surface morphology of the aerogels has undergone important changes. The reference materials feature a surface rich in curved wrinkles with an approximate diameter of 100 nm, resulting in a selectivity range of 50-100. In contrast, the novel aerogels exhibit a higher degree of oxidation, rendering them stiffer and less elastic, resembling crumpled paper morphology. This transformation, along with the improved functionalization and augmented microporosity in the altered aerogels, has rendered the aerogels almost completely N2-phobic, with selectivity values ranging from 470 to 621. This finding provides experimental evidence for the theoretically predicted relationship between the elasticity of graphene-based adsorbents and their CO2/N2 selectivity performance. It introduces a new perspective on the issue of N2-phobicity. The outstanding performance achieved, including a CO2 adsorption capacity of nearly 2 mmol/g and the highest selectivity of 620, positions these composites as highly promising materials in the field of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) postcombustion technology.

Life cycle assessment of post-combustion carbon capture and storage for the ultra-supercritical pulverized coal power plant

In this paper, different emerging post-combustion technologies, i.e., monoethanolamine (MEA), aqueous ammonia, pressure swing adsorption (PSA), temperature swing adsorption (TSA), membrane and calcium looping, were applied to an ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant for carbon capture. A ‘cradle-to-grave’ life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to evaluate the technical performance and environmental impacts of the power plant with six emerging carbon capture technologies. Carbon capture significantly influences the impact categories directly associated with flue gas emission. The application of carbon capture reduced the GWP in the range of 49–75 %. TAP also reduced in the range of 18–51 %. However, the human toxicity potential, eutrophication potential, ecotoxicity potential and particulate matter formation potential increased due to energy and resource consumption in the upstream and downstream processes. For the life cycle water consumption potential, it decreased by 8 % with calcium looping, whereas it increased in the range of 36–75 % with other post-combustion technologies. The highest reduction in GWP and the least reduction in power efficiency was observed in calcium looping because of the high-temperature heat recovery from flue gas and elimination of complex solvent manufacturing. The plant with aqueous ammonia and membrane separation had the second and third highest reductions in GWP. In addition, the lowest values for TAP, FEP, and MEP were obtained in the membrane system. With MEA for CO2 capture, the total GWP value of the plant is slightly higher than these three technologies mentioned above, and the highest HTPc, FETP, and METP can be observed in this case. TSA and PSA have the most significant environmental impacts in most categories due to higher energy requirements.

CO2 capture using silica-immobilized dicationic ionic liquids with magnetic and non-magnetic properties

The need to find alternative materials to replace aqueous amine solutions for the capture of CO2 in post-combustion technologies is pressing. This study assesses the CO2 sorption capacity and CO2/N2 selectivity of three dicationic ionic liquids with distinct anions immobilized in commercial mesoporous silica support (SBA- 15). The samples were characterized by UART-FTIR, NMR, Raman, FESEM, TEM, TGA, Magnetometry (VSM), BET and BJH. The highest CO2 sorption capacity and CO2/N2 selectivity were obtained for sample SBA@DIL_2FeCl4 [at 1 bar and 25 °C; 57.31 (±0.02) mg CO2/g; 12.27 (±0.72) mg CO2/g]. The results were compared to pristine SBA-15 and revealed a similar sorption capacity, indicating that the IL has no impact on the CO2 sorption capacity of silica. On the other hand, selectivity was improved by approximately 3.8 times, demonstrating the affinity of the ionic liquid for the CO2 molecule. The material underwent multiple sorption/desorption cycles and proved to be stable and a promising option for use in industrial CO2 capture processes.

Carbon Capture and Utilization Technology Development Opportunities Based on Biomethanation

The paper provides an overview of Power-to-Gas (P2G) technology using biomethanation and a proprietary biocatalyst. It addresses the issue of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and proposes the integration of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies with P2G processes. Currently, the integration of CCUS and P2G is in conceptual stage. The paper emphasizes the sensitivity of biocatalysts to contamination in feed gases, particularly the negative impact of oxygen on methanation processes. Findings from measurements conducted in 2022 using a lab-scale prototype approve that post-combustion technologies can be successfully integrated into P2G technologies through the utilization of biomethanation processes. Various parameters, such as Carbon Dioxide Conversion (CDC), Volumetric Methane Production (VVD), and Higher Heating Value (HHV), were calculated based on the measured datasets. The high CDC value of 96.65%(V/V) and 68.03%(V/V) of methane content indicates successful integration of the two technologies, while increasing the CO2 source and applying higher pressure in the biomethanation reactor can further enhance VVD. In conclusion, the paper highlights the potential of P2G technology based on biomethanation and its integration with CCUS processes. The results obtained from the lab-scale prototype demonstrate promising conversion rates and suggest avenues for improving VVD.

Progress in Post-Combustion Technology for Carbon Dioxide Capture

In the face of climate change and global warming caused by the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide released by the combustion of fossil fuels, carbon capture technologies become pivotal for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide. Among these carbon capture technologies, post-combustion capture has gained widespread application. In this article, the absorption and adsorption methods in post-combustion carbon capture technology, including the mechanism of the chemical and physical aspects of both methods as well as the absorbents and adsorbent materials used in them, will be specifically introduced. Moreover, the current and potential applications in the field of emissions reduction are also elaborated. These post-combustion carbon capture methods are expected to reduce environmental harm while maintaining energy efficiency, providing an effective solution to the problem of global warming.

Comparative investigation on CO2 uptake performance of limestone-derived sorbents with different supports synthesized by impregnated layer solution combustion method

Calcium looping is an effective post-combustion technology for CO2 separation from flue gas due to its low-cost and highly accessible sorbent raw material (i.e., limestone). However, limestone easily occurs serious sintering during multiple high-temperature carbonation/calcination cycles. Here, three types of modification mode, including acetic acid acidification, wet and dry solution-impregnated cigarette butts-assisted combustion methods, were adopted to enhance the cyclic stability of limestone. The impregnated layer solution combustion mode is superior to acid acidification, which is mainly ascribed to the heat released from the combustion of cigarette butt playing the role of thermal pretreatment, thereby stabilizing the pore structure of limestone-derived sorbents. Incorporating different inert supports can further enhance the cyclic stability of limestone-derived sorbents synthesized by wet solution-impregnated cigarette butts-assisted combustion. The effectiveness of several inert supports in improving the cyclic stability of limestone-derived adsorbents is listed as follows: CaZrO3 > MgO > Ca12Al14O33 > CaMn2O4. Moreover, the loading content of CaZrO3 within limestone-derived sorbents was further optimized, and it was found that 10 wt% of CaZrO3 sufficiently provides stable framework to inhibit high-temperature sintering (∼0.525 g-CO2/g-sorbent after 20 cycles). The uniformly dispersed CaZrO3 support at the nanocrystalline scale effectively inhibiting sintering is responsible for the excellent cyclic CO2 capture capability of CaZrO3-supported sorbents.

Effect of Supersonic Oxygen Lance on Post-Combustion in Converter Steelmaking Process – Experiment and Analysis with Converter Simulator

Employing post-combustion technology in the converter, using the sensible heat of the hot metal and the oxidation reaction heat as a heat source, is known to compensate for insufficient heat in the converter process. However, most studies on post-combustion have been conducted using subsonic nozzles, whereas actual converter processes use supersonic nozzles. Therefore, research on the combustion behavior of supersonic jets is needed. In this study, experiments and analyses were conducted using a converter simulator and a supersonic nozzle to investigate the effect of nozzle height on the post-combustion behavior. The reaction was set to complete combustion, with an O2gas flow rate of 150 L/min blown through the upper lance and a CO gas flow rate of 300 L/min blown at the bottom of the simulator to represent the surface of the molten metal. The combustion reaction of CO gas was calculated to be rate-controlled by reactant mixing. The nozzle heights were set to 250, 380, and 530 mm from the surface of the molten metal. Post-combustion analysis showed that the lowest gas velocity was observed under the condition of the highest nozzle height of 530 mm, and the high temperature and reaction zones were widely distributed in the lower region. Therefore, to facilitate heat compensation to the molten metal, it is necessary to control the gas velocity of the molten steelgas interface slowly.

Process simulation and techno-economic analysis on novel CO2 capture technologies for fluid catalytic cracking units

To reduce CO2 emissions in the FCC process, the post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has been first applied in the FCC process due to its ease of retrofit. However, the required chemicals and high energy consumption turn it into a high-cost method. Oxy-fuel combustion, with the use of different advanced air separation units (ASU), has the potential to be a cost-effective technology for carbon capture in the FCC system. This study first develops steady state models of a 1.4 Mt./a resid FCC unit operated in two carbon capture conditions, namely post-combustion and oxy-fuel combustion, by using Aspen Plus. Second, it compares the economic performances of three different ASUs in oxy-fuel combustion, which are cryogenic ASU, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) ASU, and vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) ASU. A comparative study on the performances of the industrial-scale CCS FCCUs is conducted for a comprehensive analysis. The analysis shows that the power consumption of the whole system reduces by 30–50 MW when adopting the oxy-firing method, as compared to the post-combustion technology. The air-firing FCC unit with a VPSA air separation unit has the highest NPV and IRR (511.76 M$ and 23.45%) among these technologies. It presents the best performance in all aspects including CO2 recovery rate, energy consumption, and economics, which promises to become strongly competitive in CCS technologies of FCCUs.

A new class of fillers in mixed matrix membranes: Use of synthetic silico-metallic mineral particles (SSMMP) as a highly selective component for CO2/N2 separation

Membrane-based CO2 separation technology is a promising technology with low operating and energy costs and high scalability. This work describes the influence of synthetic silico-metallic mineral particles (SSMMP) and SSMMP/ionic liquids (IL) associated with polysulfone (PSF) to produce new mixed matrix membranes (MMM) for post-combustion technology. SSMMP is the precursor of synthetic talc undergoing no hydrothermal process resulting in a low-cost, energy-demanding, and CO2-free emission material due to its synthesis process. SSMMP have many reactive OH groups free on their surface making this material ideal to be compatibilized in a polymeric matrix. IL was immobilized in SSMMP to further improve CO2 affinity. As far as we know, this is the first time this material has been used to obtain MMMs. MMMs were prepared with concentrations of 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 wt% of fillers via melting solution and solvent evaporation. The obtained MMMs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) with elemental mapping, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Permeability analyses were carried out at 25 °C and 0.4 MPa. The addition of pristine SSMMP and SSMMP/Im(nBu)Tf2N improved membrane selectivity decreasing the permeability for the majority of tested filler content. When using SSMMP/Im(nBu)I to obtain MMMs a different behavior was observed decreasing selectivity (except for MMM with 2% (w/w) of filler) and increasing permeability in all studied concentrations. The best result was obtained for sample SSMMP/Im(nBu)Tf2N (2% w/w) achieving a selectivity of 71.9, four times higher than pristine polysulfone membrane.

Sustainability assessment in the CO2 capture process: Multi-objective optimization

Electricity production from the burning of fossil fuels, is one of the main sources of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. Therefore, it is necessary to find alternatives to mitigate CO2 emissions. Having as alternative the implementation of CO2 Capture and Storage plants (CCS). Highlighting post-combustion technologies with chemical absorption and mono-ethanolamine (MEA) as solvent. Despite its high efficiency to capture CO2, MEA is considered toxic, so its implementation entails an environmental impact. Moreover, no studies report a complete design considering environmental impact and the process economies as a sustainable indicator.This work presents the optimization of the design of a CO2 capture plant coupled to a power plant considering a stochastic algorithm having as objective function the minimization of the Ecoindicator 99, Condition Number (γ*) and maximize the return on investment (ROI). To evaluate the environmental implications, control properties and economic of the process, respectively. The analysis considered the most used fuels in the power plant: coal, natural gas, and associated gas. Including the analysis of biogas as a green fuel to produce energy. All the cases were standardized to recover 99% of the CO2 produced. The results indicate that the design with the best overall performance is when natural gas is burned. Having a lower environmental impact with 22549.43 kEcopoints and a ROI of 73.24%.

Distribution characteristics and ecological risks of heavy metals in bottom ash, fly ash, and particulate matter released from municipal solid waste incinerators in northern Vietnam.

Residue concentrations of heavy metals, including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn, were determined in bottom ash, fly ash, and particulate matter (PM10) samples collected from five municipal incinerators in northern Vietnam to assess their occurrence, distribution characteristics, and potential risks. Concentrations and profiles of heavy metals are presented, showing the dominance of Zn in all types of samples. Highly volatile elements (Cd, Pb, and Zn) were found at elevated proportions in PM10 but not fly ash. The large difference in the heavy metal profiles could be explained by the variation of input raw materials, the absence of an appropriate cycle for the material feeding process, and post-combustion technology applied. Mass balance of heavy metals in the bottom ash, fly ash, and PM10 varied significantly between the investigated incinerators, largely due to the difference in incineration technology and air pollution control system. Emission factors and annual emissions were also estimated, indicating the highest value and amount in bottom ash, followed by PM10 and fly ash. Our results are among the first studies reporting contents and emissions of toxic elements in incinerated solid wastes in Vietnam.

Synthetic silico-metallic mineral particles SSMMP: A new option for CO2 capture and CO2/N2 separation from post-combustion technology

A new class of solid adsorbents based on pristine and ionic liquid (IL) functionalized synthetic silico-metallic mineral particles (SSMMP) for CO2 capture and CO2/N2 separation are presented. Pristine particles were submitted to hydrothermal treatment producing synthetic talc. Samples were characterized by thermal analyses (TGA), specific surface area measurements (BET), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction(XRD), NMR spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Values for specific surface areas varied from 5 m2/g for a sample with high IL content to 354 m2/g for pristine SSMMP. Samples presented distinct morphology as well as sorption capacities. IL and its increased concentration in the samples negatively influenced CO2 sorption capacity but played an essential role in CO2/N2 selectivity. The best results were obtained from CO2 sorption values for SSMMP-M1 without IL of 2.07 mmol CO2/g at 1 bar and 4.93 mmol CO2/g at 30 bar. In addition, a selectivity of 16.94 for the CO2/N2 mixture was achieved for SSMMP-5%-Im(nBu)-I sample. SSMMP particles are easy to obtain with low-cost starting materials used in the low energy and CO2-free emission synthesis process. The sorption/desorption cycles proved the stability for both pristine and IL functionalized samples.

Techno-Economic Assessment of Hybrid Co2 Capture Processes in Cement Manufacturing Based on Partial Oxyfuel &amp;amp; Post-Combustion Technologies

Techno-Economic Assessment of Hybrid Co2 Capture Processes in Cement Manufacturing Based on Partial Oxyfuel &amp;amp; Post-Combustion Technologies

Application of post-combustion ultra-low NOx emissions technology on coal slime solid waste circulating fluidized bed boilers.

In order to achieve thermal treatment of coal slime and depth control of NOx, a 75t/h circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler arranging post-combustion air is constructed. In the experiment, the combustion atmosphere and the ratio of primary air and secondary air are adjusted to decrease the NOx emissions below 50mg/m3 (dry basis at 6% O2). Compared with conventional CFB combustion, the post-combustion technology decreases the NOx emissions from 92.9 to 65.4mg/m3 by adjusting the combustion atmosphere. Then, the primary air volume is adjusted to decrease the NOx emissions further. On the one hand, decreasing primary air volume contributes to inhibiting the NOx generation in the dense phase. On the other hand, it is proved that the combination of the cyclone and a post-combustion chamber plays a crucial role in the de-NOx process of post-combustion technology. More char particles are brought to the cyclone as the primary air volume decreases. The NOx reduction in the cyclone and the post-combustion chamber is promoted. Finally, the NOx emissions are decreased to 42.6mg/m3 when the ratio of primary air and secondary air is 50.0%. In addition, the SO2 emissions and the combustion efficiency during the ultra-low NOx condition are 23.2mg/m3 and 98.3%, respectively.

3D-printing of adsorbents for increased productivity in carbon capture applications (3D-CAPS)

An important driver in the development of adsorption-based CO2 capture technologies is the reduction of cost through increasing the productivity. The 3D-CAPS project aims to increase the productivity (kg CO2/m3hr) of such technologies through structuring, enabled by 3D-printing. This productivity increase would allow for a reduction of the size of the adsorbers and the associated CAPEX and/or energy requirements. Pre-combustion, as well as post-combustion technologies, are investigated using potassium-promoted hydrotalcite (K-HTC) for sorption-enhanced water-gas shift (SEWGS) and amine-functionalized silica (ImmoAmmo) as sorbents, respectively. This contribution presents a technical overview highlighting several aspects of the project ranging from CFD modelling to assess the shape of the sorbents, 3D-printing of the sorbent materials as well as testing of the ImmoAmmo sorbent for post-combustion capture applications. It is discussed how several essential elements of the productivity improvement have been separately proven in the 3D-CAPS project, both by modelling and experimentally: maintained adsorption capacity upon 3D-printing, reduced pressure drop, and improved mass transfer.

Integration of a calcium carbonate crystallization process and membrane contactor–based CO2 capture

This research work presents the integration of polypropylene hollow fiber membrane contactor–based CO2 absorption unit using aqueous sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as the absorbent solution, and precipitation of high-quality calcium carbonate by addition of calcium chloride. The integrated crystallization process bypasses the need for cost-intensive energy regeneration of the absorbent solution. Given the lifetime of high added value precipitated calcium carbonate, the proposed approach for integrating solid particle formation and a carbon dioxide mitigation technique can be considered as a potential post-combustion technology for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS). The overall CO2 mass transfer coefficient in the membrane contactor and subsequent crystallization process was investigated by conducting the experiments at different operating conditions. For a maximum hydroxide concentration of 5.01molL-1, an overall mass transfer coefficient of 2.25·10-4ms-1 and CO2 flux of 2.45·10-4molm-2s-1 were obtained for a 0.5Lmin-1 of gas flow rate. The proposed liquid–liquid crystallization process produces a narrow size distribution of micron-sized calcium carbonate with a mean diameter of 3–8 µm that can be used in the paper, coatings, food and biomedical industries.

Environmental assessment of amending the Amager Bakke incineration plant in Copenhagen with carbon capture and storage.

Amending municipal solid waste incineration with carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a new approach that can reduce the climate change impacts of waste incineration. This study provides a detailed analysis of the consequences of amending the new Amager Bakke incinerator in Copenhagen (capacity: 600,000 tonnes waste per year) with CCS as a post-combustion technology. Emphasis is on the changes in the energy flows and outputs as well as the environmental performance of the plant; the latter is assessed by life cycle assessment. Amending Amager Bakke with CCS of the chosen configuration reduces the electricity output by 50% due to steam use by the capture unit, but introducing post-capture flue gas condensation increases the heat output utilized in the Copenhagen district heating system by 20%. Thus, the overall net energy efficiency is not affected. The CCS amendment reduces the fossil CO2 emissions to 40 kg CO2 per tonne of incinerated waste and stores 530 kg biogenic CO2 per tonne of incinerated waste. Potential developments in the composition of the residual waste incinerated or in the energy systems that Amager Bakke interacts with, do not question the benefits of the CCS amendment. In terms of climate change impacts, considering different waste composition and energy system scenarios, introducing CCS reduces in average the impact of Amager Bakke by 850 kg CO2-equivalents per tonne of incinerated waste. CCS increases the environmental impacts in other categories, but not in the same order of magnitude as the savings introduced within climate change.