Alstom and Dow collaborate to combat climate change: A new advanced amine CO_2 capture pilot plant in West Virginia

摘要

For Immediate Release -Alstom and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), a global gas treating industry leader, announce the design and construction of a pilot plant to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue gas of a coal-fired boiler at the Dow-owned facility in South Charleston, West Virginia, USA.rnAlstom will design, construct and operate the pilot plant, which is expected to capture approximately 1,800 tons per year of CO2 from flue gas using Alstom's and Dow's advanced amine technology. Dow will provide the site and utilities, as well as the chemicals and its amine technology expertise for this project. The pilot plant is expected to be operational by 3Q 09.