Svante Technologies’ filter process technology for industrial point-source carbon capture will be tested at Technology Centre Mongstad’s facility in October.
The objective is to validate the performance of its nanoengineered filters. The company aims to demonstrate its material stability and low emission profile through parametric testing with flue gas from the Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracker (RFCC) unit at Equinor’s Mongstad refinery.
Svante has previously demonstrated its solid sorbent-based carbon capture technology in pilot projects targeting secondary emissions from cement and natural gas boiler applications.
To further validate its technology as a sustainable solution for industrial carbon capture, Svante has chosen TCM as its third-party testing partner, leveraging its ability to detect secondary fugitive emissions.
Along with testing Svante’s filters using RFCC flue gas, TCM will evaluate the technology for other industrial applications by increasing the contaminant levels in the gas to simulate other harsh industrial emissions sources.
Validating the stability of Svante’s technology under rigorous testing conditions will underscore the resilience of the company’s filters against flue gas impurities like SOx and NOx, while highlighting their outstanding emissions performance. These test results have the potential to eliminate the need for pre-flue gas cleaning, paving the way for substantial cost savings in carbon capture operations.
Mark Claessen, Senior Vice President of Growth and Project Delivery at Svante, said TCM’s advanced analytical capabilities, especially in detecting emissions to air, make them a key partner for this project.
He said, “This collaboration enables us to validate that our technology operates without harmful chemical fugitive emissions. Using non-toxic sorbents and preventing secondary emissions are critical steps for scaling carbon capture globally. We’re confident that, together with TCM, we can demonstrate this for the Svante process.”
Test operations will continue until February 2025. An extension until the end of 2025 is possible, subject to the availability of flue gas from the refinery.
