The disclosure provides an apparatus, as well as associated systems and methods for removing acid gas components from gas streams. The disclosure provides a rotating packed bed (RPB)-based absorber with a non-aqueous liquid solvent contained therein for treatment of the gas streams, wherein the non-aqueous liquid solvent captures acid components from the gas stream. Various advantages, e.g., with respect to spatial considerations and associated expenses can be realized using the apparatus, systems, and methods described herein.

A distributor tray (100) for a column for contact between a gas (G) and a liquid (L) is provided wherein the distributor tray has a plurality of compartments defined on one face of the tray by secant partitions (104) which are perforated (105) to allow the flow of liquid between adjacent compartments. Each compartment includes at least one passage of the liquid through the tray or a chimney (102) projecting from the tray for the exclusive passage of the gas (G) through the tray. The shape of the chimney is identical to the shape of the compartment containing it, and the chimney has an internal volume at least equal to the volume of the compartment containing it.

Described and represented is a glycol drying system with at least one wet glycol collection container and/or at least one glycol collection line to collect moist glycol, with at least one heating device to heat the moist glycol in the at least one wet glycol collection container and/or in the at least one glycol collection line and with a membrane separation system to separate the water from the heated, moist glycol. In order to reduce the operating costs, without having to accept disproportionate investment costs, it is provided that at least one flash gas vent is provided to remove flash gas driven out when the moist glycol is heated before separating the water in the membrane separation system and in that at least one combustion chamber is provided to combust the flash gas and to provide heat for the heating device.

Described and represented is a glycol drying system with at least one wet glycol collection container and/or at least one glycol collection line to collect moist glycol, with at least one heating device to heat the moist glycol in the at least one wet glycol collection container and/or in the at least one glycol collection line and with a membrane separation system to separate the water from the heated, moist glycol. In order to reduce the operating costs, without having to accept disproportionate investment costs, it is provided that at least one flash gas vent is provided to remove flash gas driven out when the moist glycol is heated before separating the water in the membrane separation system and in that at least one combustion chamber is provided to combust the flash gas and to provide heat for the heating device.

A method for recovering sulfur within a gas processing system is described herein. The method includes contacting a natural gas stream including an acid gas with a solvent stream within a co-current contacting system to produce a sweetened natural gas stream and a rich solvent stream including an absorbed acid gas. The method also includes removing the absorbed acid gas from the rich solvent stream within a regenerator to produce a concentrated acid gas stream and a lean solvent stream. The method further includes recovering elemental sulfur from hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) within the concentrated acid gas stream via a sulfur recovery unit.

A method for recovering sulfur within a gas processing system is described herein. The method includes contacting a natural gas stream including an acid gas with a solvent stream within a co-current contacting system to produce a sweetened natural gas stream and a rich solvent stream including an absorbed acid gas. The method also includes removing the absorbed acid gas from the rich solvent stream within a regenerator to produce a concentrated acid gas stream and a lean solvent stream. The method further includes recovering elemental sulfur from hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) within the concentrated acid gas stream via a sulfur recovery unit.

A polymerization installation with integrated combined absorption-diffusion and absorption-condensation unit, as well as to its use for the preparation of various polymers and copolymers by addition, emulsion, suspension or radical polymerization, which will find application in chemical industry. There are four structural units in the installation, as follows: supply unit (A), reaction unit (B), combined absorption-diffusion and absorption-condensation unit (C) and finished product discharge unit (D).

A polymerization installation with integrated combined absorption-diffusion and absorption-condensation unit, as well as to its use for the preparation of various polymers and copolymers by addition, emulsion, suspension or radical polymerization, which will find application in chemical industry. There are four structural units in the installation, as follows: supply unit (A), reaction unit (B), combined absorption-diffusion and absorption-condensation unit (C) and finished product discharge unit (D).

A process is presented to treat a process gas stream containing hydrogen sulfide using a reverse jet absorber with a liquid treatment solution containing a chelated metal catalyst. A treat gas substantially free of the hydrogen sulfide is separated from a spent liquid treatment solution containing elemental sulfur which can then be regenerated in an oxidation vessel where it is contacted with an oxygen containing gas to convert the spent liquid treatment solution to a regenerated liquid treatment solution that can be recycled for introduction into the reverse jet absorber.

A process is presented to treat a process gas stream containing hydrogen sulfide using a reverse jet absorber with a liquid treatment solution containing a chelated metal catalyst. A treat gas substantially free of the hydrogen sulfide is separated from a spent liquid treatment solution containing elemental sulfur which can then be regenerated in an oxidation vessel where it is contacted with an oxygen containing gas to convert the spent liquid treatment solution to a regenerated liquid treatment solution that can be recycled for introduction into the reverse jet absorber.