Carbon Capture
Carbon capture is moving from policy vision to project reality — especially in hard-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, chemicals, and bioenergy. Yet the design challenge is substantial: integrating CO₂ capture into complex, space-constrained, high-temperature facilities without disrupting core operations. At Quatech, we bring engineering design capabilities that help industrial players, project developers, and technology partners translate capture strategies into buildable systems — with layouts, utilities, and process integration designed for execution from day one.
What’s Changing in the CCUS Landscape
- Industries are under pressure to demonstrate net-zero roadmaps, driving demand for retrofittable CCUS systems
- Technology partners offer core process blocks (amine, membranes, etc.) but need integrators for utilities, civil, and MEP
- Brownfield complexity: flue gas routing, waste heat recovery, tie-ins to compressors and product outlets
- Importance of CO₂ purity, moisture, and pressure compliance for downstream utilization or liquefaction
- Demand for modular design to simplify permitting and enable phased scaling
In carbon capture, success depends on what happens outside the box — the ducts, the layouts, the tie-ins, the stability of the system.
Common Design Pain Points in CCUS Projects
Design Challenge
- Flue gas ducting not coordinated early
- Poor integration of steam/utilities
- Modular tech block but ad hoc layout
- Inadequate HSE zoning and venting
- Retrofit difficulty on live sites
- No provision for scale-up
Impact on Project
- Construction rework, performance loss due to temp/pressure drops
- Capture process underperformance, compressor trips
- Civil-MEP clashes, hard-to-commission systems
- Safety non-compliance, gas buildup risk
- Downtime, unplanned shutdowns, access issues
- High future retrofitting cost, loss of capex leverage
How Quatech Solves This
We don’t just receive a tech block and connect it. We co-design layout, duct routing, utility corridors, safety venting, and future expansions — ensuring a fit-for-purpose, lifecycle-aligned system.
Our experience with brownfield industrial design allows us to deliver execution-ready layouts for live plants — including thermal expansion planning, structural interfacing, and tie-in phasing.
For smaller-scale or pilot deployments, we create modular, plug-and-play CCU units including absorption, drying, compression, and chilling — designed for fast commissioning and reuse across sites.
We ensure electrical loads, steam lines, vent stacks, condensate drains, and safety zones are part of the base design — not left to post-award improvisation
Our digital workflows enable precise spatial planning, walkthroughs, and clash resolution — essential for tight industrial footprints where carbon capture needs to ‘slot in’ without disrupting core processes.
From tag-level documentation to loop diagrams and O&M manuals, we deliver designs that enable faster testing, documentation handover, and regulatory audit-readiness.
Our Work Spans
- Amine/Membrane system layout integration
- Flue gas routing and temperature/pressure optimization
- CO₂ drying, compression, and liquefaction design
- Retrofit engineering for cement, power, steel, and ethanol facilities
- Modular CCU skids for pilot and satellite applications
- Steam, water, and electrical load integration for capture systems
Let’s Work Together
Whether you’re scaling a carbon capture, Quatech delivers clarity where it matters — in the details that drive uptime, safety, and commercial viability.
