Methods and systems for deacidizing gaseous mixtures
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1. A method for deacidizing a gaseous mixture comprising an acid gas, the process comprising:
- contacting the gaseous mixture with an absorbent in an absorption unit, wherein the absorbent comprises a carrier phase and an organic phase that is immiscible with the carrier phase;
allowing the organic phase to absorb the acid gas and convert the acid gas into an absorbed acid gas, so as to convert the absorbent into a gas-rich absorbent and to convert the gaseous mixture into a purified gaseous mixture;
allowing the absorbed acid gas to be transferred into the carrier phase, so as to form a first gas-lean phase and a gas-rich phase in the gas-rich absorbent;
providing the gas-rich absorbent to a separation unit, so as to separate the first gas-lean phase from the gas-rich phase;
cycling the separated first gas-lean phase back into the absorption unit;
providing the separated gas-rich phase to a regeneration unit, so as to obtain the acid gas and a second gas-lean phase; and
cycling the second gas-lean phase back into the absorption unit.
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An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture using phase enhanced gas-liquid absorption is described. The process utilizes a multiphasic absorbent that absorbs an acid gas at increased rate and leads to reduced overall energy costs for the deacidizing operation.
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1. A method for deacidizing a gaseous mixture comprising an acid gas, the process comprising:
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contacting the gaseous mixture with an absorbent in an absorption unit, wherein the absorbent comprises a carrier phase and an organic phase that is immiscible with the carrier phase; allowing the organic phase to absorb the acid gas and convert the acid gas into an absorbed acid gas, so as to convert the absorbent into a gas-rich absorbent and to convert the gaseous mixture into a purified gaseous mixture; allowing the absorbed acid gas to be transferred into the carrier phase, so as to form a first gas-lean phase and a gas-rich phase in the gas-rich absorbent; providing the gas-rich absorbent to a separation unit, so as to separate the first gas-lean phase from the gas-rich phase; cycling the separated first gas-lean phase back into the absorption unit; providing the separated gas-rich phase to a regeneration unit, so as to obtain the acid gas and a second gas-lean phase; and cycling the second gas-lean phase back into the absorption unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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