CCS and Health | “Amines” - A Closer Look at the Toxic Compounds Released to the Atmosphere by Carbon Capture Processes

Amine based post combustion CO2 capture is considered to be the most mature of the capture technologies available today. Amine compounds are emitted during the CO2 capture process and degraded amines - like Nitrosamines, Nitramines, Formaldehyde - are highly toxic to humans and the environment. Estimations at Norwegian CCS-plant: 40 to 160 tonnes of amines will be released to the atmosphere per...