Tcipac Structured packing Flexipac 250Y,1.6Y,2Y HC

Tcipac-250Y, and Flexipac-250Y and Mellapak-250Y have exactly the same surface area,
which is 250 (m2/m3). Because of that, liquid and vapour temperature profiles as well as
CO2loading profiles are overlapped for both materials. 

Hence, surface area is the most important factor for temperature variation alone the absorber column 

and variation for CO2loading. Because of that, while selecting the packing, material with higher 

surface area is necessary, to improve the carbon capture process with low solvent requirement. Even 

though, same surface area gives exactly similar temperature and CO2 loading profiles, the conclusion 

valid only inside one typeof packing material (either both are random or both are structured packing). 

As an example, Pall rings 16 has an area of 341 (m2/m3) and Flexipac 250Y has an area 250 (m2/m3). 

However, Tcipac-250Y, and Flexipac-250Y and Mellapak-250Y shows higher CO2loading compared to

Pall rings 16 which has higher surface area. Main reason behind that may be better solvent distribution

inside the column with structured packing. As a result, required re-boiler duty is higher in Pall 16 compared

to Tcipac-250Y, and Flexipac-250Y and Mellapak-250Y. Therefore, selection of structured packing is important

to get better efficiency and minimum re-boiler duty.