Abstract: For regenerating the loaded washing (scrubbing) agent (6, 7) from a physical gas wash (T1), in which one or more gas components are removed, to a large extent selectively, from a gas mixture (1) to be purified at least in a first of at least two successive washing steps, the loaded washing agent (7) withdrawn from the first washing step is, independently of the remaining quantity of loaded washing agent (6), subjected to a regeneration step (T2a) for separating the gas components (11) which have been selectively removed from the raw gas in the first washing step.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for scrubbing medium regeneration in a physical gas scrubbing, in which predominantly substances of a first type are separated from a laden scrubbing medium (2, 17) by stripping (cold stripping) in a stripping column (enrichment column (A)) and predominantly substances of a second type are separated from a laden scrubbing medium (2, 17) by subsequent thermal regeneration in a thermal regeneration column (H), and to an apparatus for carrying out the process. The laden scrubbing medium (6) is, after the cold stripping, withdrawn from the enrichment column (A), preheated (E1), expanded (a) and subsequently subjected to a thermal desorption in a device for carrying out a thermal desorption (thermal desorption device (W)), in which the content of substances of the first type in the laden scrubbing medium is further reduced.

Abstract: For regenerating the loaded washing (scrubbing) agent (6, 7) from a physical gas wash (T1), in which one or more gas components are removed, to a large extent selectively, from a gas mixture (1) to be purified at least in a first of at least two successive washing steps, the loaded washing agent (7) withdrawn from the first washing step is, independently of the remaining quantity of loaded washing agent (6), subjected to a regeneration step (T2a) for separating the gas components (11) which have been selectively removed from the raw gas in the first washing step.