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Acid gas removal process

US4729883A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 1986
Grant dateMar 8, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/151
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for the removal of acid gases from gaseous mixtures wherein said mixture is contacted with an aqueous alkaline solution comprising a compound of an alkali metal or ammonia and an alkanolamine-based promoter characterized in that the promoter is a mixture of at least one secondary alkanolamine and at least one N-alkyl-2-aminoethanol, said alkyl radical containing up to 3 carbon atoms.

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