The facility has been used for tests with several solvents and blended amines (MEA, DEA, MDEA, AMP). The thermal stripping process is based on electrical heating, which provides optimal temperature control of the regeneration process in different experimental conditions and reliable evaluation of the energy consumption. Other potential uses of the facility concerns tests on zeolites or non-aqueous organic solvents with low heat capacity and regeneration based on forced circulation reboiler, for the reduction of the stripping temperature and of the energy costs related to the carbon dioxide desorption.

The facility is located at the pilot platform of the Sotacarbo Research Centre. All the services, instruments and the other facilities of Sotacarbo are therefore available in support of the research activities performed at the COHYGEN system.