The WES Absorber technology platform provides powerful new solutions for all applications where gas/liquid absorption or scrubbing occurs.
The WES Absorber froth column is unlike any currently available gas/liquid absorber.
The WES Absorber creates a micro-froth matrix that dramatically intensifies mass transfer. This micro-froth matrix mass transfer provides a remarkable increase in absorption surface area compared to conventional gas/liquid absorbers.
The WES Absorber differs from conventional absorption technology by utilizing co-current absorption, rather than counter current. With this, WES is able to operate at gas velocities far in excess of those tolerated in conventional gas/liquid absorbers, without significant solvent losses through entrainment and flooding. The efficiency of the WES process increases with increasing gas velocity- a characteristic truly unique to WES.
The WES Absorber has been demonstrated in laboratory trials to achieve 10 theoretical mass transfer stages in a single 0.5 meter high stage. The WES Absorber requires less than one fifth the mass transfer height than current absorption columns with proprietary structured packing, for the same level of CO2 absorption. Consequently, in flue gas carbon capture applications, the WES Absorber will reduce total absorber height by at approximately 50% compared to conventional packed or tray absorbers.