A South Korean producer has unveiled how the world’s largest liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) storage tanks will appear to be.
Sejin Heavy Industries is developing a pair of LCO2 tanks for Evangelos Marinakis’ Capital Maritime, which ordered final July two agency 22,000 cu m ships at Hyundai Mipo, with choices for 2 extra.
The nascent LCO2 seaborne trades are at present very small in scale with Marinakis’ orders the present record-breakers by way of capability.
LCO2 tanks require 50% thicker plates than these used for LPG
Transporting carbon dioxide in liquid type requires sustaining excessive pressures as much as 4 to 5 occasions atmospheric ranges and low temperatures beneath -78°C. As a consequence of its sensitivity to exterior circumstances, the place it could actually simply transition between fuel, liquid, and strong states, LCO2 tanks require a lot thicker plates than these used for LPG tanks, about 50% thicker, to maintain the required excessive strain and low temperature.
A Sejin Heavy consultant said, “Home main shipyards are actively participating within the LCO2 provider market, viewing it as a possible development driver. Sejin Heavy Industries has additionally been totally making ready for this development alongside the shipbuilders. Discussions are at present underway with world-class shipbuilders for orders of round 30 LCO2 tanks, and we anticipate additional orders sooner or later.”