Advanced indirectly heated carbonate looping process (ANICA) – Final report

The ANICA project has studied new concepts of the indirectly heated carbonate looping (IHCaL) process for CO2 capture from lime and cement plants. Test campaigns have been performed in a 300 kWth pilot test rig. Results from the experiments and comprehensive modelling work show that the IHCaL process has the potential to decarbonize lime and cement plants with low CO2 avoidance costs; 20–25 €/tCO2 for optimized configurations.

The ANICA project was coordinated by the Technical University of Darmstadt. The project consortium was composed by twelve partners from three different countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK), and Greece.