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Process for absorption of sulfur compounds from fluids

US5108723A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 1990
Grant dateApr 28, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10K1/14
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for removing SO.sub.2 from a fluid containing SO.sub.2 by employing as an absorbent for the SO.sub.2 an admixture of water and a compound represented by Formula I: ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1, R.sup.2 or R.sup.3 is independently hydrogen; an alkyl group; a carboxylic acid group; a hydroxyalkyl group; an aldehyde group; and alkyl group containing a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic acid or salt, ether, aldehyde, ketone or sulfoxide group; wherein at least one R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 is carboxy methyl group and at least one R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 is hydrogen, preferably at least one R.sup.1 is carboxy methyl and at least one R.sup.3 is hydrogen. The absorbent solution preferably can be thermally regenerated by heating to remove SO.sub.2.

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