Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed a contract with Zeeland Refinery, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Lukoil, to provide a carbon capture and liquefaction solution in the Netherlands. Cryocap™ FG is a unique solution that enables to capture more than 90% of the emissions from the hydrogen production and will contribute to the decarbonization of the Vlissingen site, by capturing more than 800,000 t of CO₂ per year.

As part of the agreement, Air Liquide will provide the License, Process Design Package and technical services for a Cryocap™ FG (Flue Gas) plant that will capture more than 90% of the emissions on the two Vlissingen site’s existing hydrogen production units and will have the capacity to liquefy 2,400 t of CO₂ per day.  As part of its decarbonization project, Zeeland refinery will thus be able to reduce its CO₂ emissions on the Vlissingen site by more than 800,000 tons per year. The pure and liquefied carbon dioxide will then be transported for storage in the Dutch North Sea. 

Cryocap™ FG is a new unique solvent free technology solution developed by Air Liquide. It allows the capture and liquefaction of carbon dioxide contained in concentrated flue gases thanks to a combination of Adsorption and Cryogenics technologies. As it uses electricity rather than thermal energy, Cryocap™ products can run on renewable energy to further reduce the environmental footprint of the sites equipped with this technology.

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction brings to this project an industry leading experience in the development and operation of Carbon Dioxide Capture & Liquefaction units, with proven reference. Its Cryocap™ unit in Port-Jérôme, France, has been in successful operation for more than five years.