ReCon – CO2 Condenser with significant energy reduction - Union

The cooling energy from CO₂ evaporation for consumption can be utilised to liquefy the CO₂ produced by the plant and introduce significant reduction of energy consumption compared with a traditional recovery plant.

If the amount of CO₂ consumed at any time is sufficient to support the liquefaction capacity, the refrigeration plant can even be shut down for some periods. In this case, the consumption pattern of the CO₂ consumer should be investigated carefully as the recovery plant will not be able to operate if the balance between recovery and consumption is not present.

The ReCon, or recuperative CO₂ condenser, is fully automatic and can be retrofitted into any existing CO₂ plant. 

Advantages:

• “Green footprint” - it uses CO₂ as refrigerant
• 55 kW savings on a 1000 kg/h liquefaction unit*
• Reduced payback time

*Based on R717 -32oC/+41oC operating conditions for ref. compressors, CO₂ production and consumption fully balanced.