Abstract: A process for the recovery of an amine acid gas absorbent used in an acid gas recovery unit, comprising obtaining an amine-containing waste stream from a heat stable salt (HSS) removal unit wherein a HSS containing amine acid gas absorbent stream is contacted with a base and subjected to a first phase separation step whereby a light regenerated amine absorbent stream and the amine-containing waste stream are produced; contacting the amine-containing waste stream with an organic solvent and obtaining an amine rich organic solvent stream and an amine reduced waste stream; and contacting the amine rich organic solvent stream with an acid and obtaining a protonated amine stream and an amine reduced organic solvent stream.

Abstract: A process for the capture of sulfur dioxide from a gaseous stream utilizing a regenerable diamine absorbent comprising a diamine and a weak organic acid.

Abstract: A diamine absorbent that contains heat stable salts is regenerated using an ion exchange process wherein the concentration of heat stable salts in the feed stream provided to the cation exchange unit is limited.

Abstract: A diamine absorbent that contains heat stable salts is regenerated using an ion exchange process wherein the cation exchange resin is regenerated using sulfurous acid reflux.

Abstract: A process for the removal of an amine capturable gas from a feed gas stream using an amine solvent, the process comprises (a) contacting the feed gas stream with a lean amine solvent to form a rich amine solvent, wherein heat stable salts are present in the rich amine solvent; (b) stripping amine capturable gas from the rich amine solvent to form the lean amine solvent and an overhead reflux stream; (c) periodically contacting at least a portion of one or both of the lean amine solvent and the rich amine solvent with an anion exchange resin to form a first heat stable salt lean amine solvent; (d) periodically regenerating the anion exchange resin, wherein during the regeneration of the anion exchange resin, at least a portion of the reflux stream is used to wash the amine solvent from the anion exchange resin to produce a second heat stable salt lean amine solvent; and, (e) recycling at least a portion of the first and the second heat stable salt lean amine solvent for use in capturing the amine capturable ga

Abstract: A process for removing acid gas from a gas stream utilizes a low viscosity absorbent comprising a solution of at least one selected amine. The absorbent may include (1) at least one polyamine in the absence of an effective amount of tertiary amine functionalities having a pKa sufficient to neutralize carbamic acid, wherein the polyamine has at least one primary amine functionality having a pKa of <10.0 at 25° C. and wherein the feed gas stream has an SO2 concentration less than 5 ppm vol.; or (2) a polyamine in the absence of an effective amount of tertiary amine functionalities having a pKa sufficient to neutralize carbamic acid, wherein the polyamine has at least one secondary amine functionality having a pKa for each sorbing nitrogen of <10.0 at 25° C. The polyamines may include diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA) and tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A cyclic process for the removal of NOx from a NOx containing feed gas, and optionally removal mercury vapour and/or sulfur dioxide is provided. A process is also provided by which an iron chelate absorbent may be thermally regenerated.

Abstract: A process for removing contaminants from a waste gas stream comprises treating the waste gas stream to remove at least one of SO2 and NOx and to obtain a lean stream having a reduced level of at least one of SO2 and NOx and, contacting the lean gas stream with a mercury absorbent solution comprising permanganate to remove mercury vapour and to obtain a mercury lean stream and a mercury rich absorbent solution. The mercury rich absorbent solution may be subsequently treated on a batch basis to remove precipitated manganese dioxide and obtain a solution containing mercury ions.

Abstract: A process for the removal of an amine captureable gas from a feed gas stream using an amine solvent, the process comprises (a) contacting the feed gas stream with a lean amine solvent to form a rich amine solvent, wherein heat stable salts are present in the rich amine solvent; (b) stripping amine captureable gas from the rich amine solvent to form the lean amine solvent and an overhead reflux stream; (c) periodically contacting at least a portion of one or both of the lean amine solvent and the rich amine solvent with an anion exchange resin to form a first heat stable salt lean amine solvent; (d) periodically regenerating the anion exchange resin, wherein during the regeneration of the anion exchange resin, at least a portion of the reflux stream is used to wash the amine solvent from the anion exchange resin to produce a second heat stable salt lean amine solvent; and, (e) recycling at least a portion of the first and the second heat stable salt lean amine solvent for use in capturing the amine captureable

Abstract: Sulphur dioxide is removed from gas streams by contacting the gas stream with an absorbing medium containing an amine capable of forming an amine salt, heat stable salt and sulfite. The level of heat stable salt is selected such that during the regeneration process of the sulphur dioxide rich amine, the pH of the absorbing medium is at a selected level or below when the level of sulfite in the absorbing medium has been reduced to a specified value. The amine that absorbs the sulphur dioxide has a pKa less than that of sulfite. If the absorbent includes a diamine, then the spent absorbing medium is regenerated under conditions such that at least one amine group remains in salt form.

Abstract: A process for removing contaminants from a waste gas stream comprises treating the waste gas stream to remove at least one of SO2 and NOx and to obtain a lean stream having a reduced level of at least one of SO2 and NOx and, contacting the lean gas stream with a mercury absorbent solution comprising permanganate to remove mercury vapour and to obtain a mercury lean stream and a mercury rich absorbent solution. The mercury rich absorbent solution may be subsequently treated on a batch basis to remove precipitated manganese dioxide and obtain a solution containing mercury ions.

Abstract: A process for recovering CO2 from a feed gas stream comprises treating the feed gas stream with a regenerated absorbent comprising at least one tertiary amine absorbent having a pKa for the amino function of from about 6.5 to about 9 in the presence of an oxidation inhibitor to obtain a CO2 rich stream and subsequently treating the CO2 rich stream to obtain the regenerated absorbent and a CO2 rich product stream. The feed gas stream may also include SO2 and/or NOx.

Abstract: A cyclic process for the removal of NOx from a NOx containing feed gas, and optionally removal mercury vapour and/or sulfur dioxide is provided. A process is also provided by which an iron chelate absorbent may be thermally regenerated.

Abstract: NO is removed from a gas stream by reacting NO with an absorbent to form a metal nitrosyl complex. The metal nitrosyl complex is reacted with sulfite and/or bisulfite to produce recoverable reaction products containing nitrogen and/or sulfur and to regenerate the reagent. The recoverable reaction products are then separated from the regenerated reagent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of confining sulfur dioxide for storage or transportation under safe conditions. The method of the invention comprises the steps of (a) contacting a sulfur dioxide-containing gas stream with an absorbing medium comprising water and a water-soluble amine absorbent having at least one amine group with a pKa value greater than about 7 and at least one other amine group with a pKa value less than about 6.5 so that the at least one amine group with a pKa value greater than about 7 irreversibly absorbs sulfur dioxide in salt form rendering the amine absorbent non-volatile and the at least one other amine group with a pKa value less than about 6.5 reversibly absorbs sulfur dioxide, to thereby saturate the absorbing medium with sulfur dioxide against a partial pressure of sulfur dioxide of no more than about 1 atmosphere at 25° C.; and (b) charging the absorbing medium saturated with sulfur dioxide obtained in step (a) into a container for storage or transportation.