Systems and methods for enhanced separation of H2S and NH3 in an H2S stripper using carbon dioxide and/or an inert gas.

A process and an apparatus for regenerating the loaded scrubbing medium in a physical gas scrub in which at least materials of a first type and a second type are scrubbed out of a gas mixture, where predominantly materials of the first type are separated off from scrubbing medium loaded with materials of the first type and the second type by stripping at elevated pressure and a loaded scrubbing medium enriched in materials of the second type and also a gas phase that is made up of the stripping gas used in stripping and the materials separated off from the loaded scrubbing medium are obtained. The loaded scrubbing medium enriched in materials of the second type by means of stripping is depressurized and subsequently fed to a separator in order to obtain a flash gas.

A gas stripper system for purification of a primary coolant contaminated in cooling a nuclear reactor is provided. The gas stripper system includes a gas stripper column and a condenser arrangement. The column is adapted to receive the liquid phased contaminated primary coolant. The column defines top, bottom and middle sections and includes a distributor member, a re-boiler member and a separation member disposed therealong. The distributor member, a re-boiler member and a separation member with structured packing are configured such that maximum contact between the liquid phased primary coolant and gaseous phased primary coolant is made. Moreover, the condenser arrangement is configured to the gas stripper column to receive and condense the vapour phased primary coolant.

The acid gas removal system for removing acidic gases from gaseous hydrocarbons (10) removes sour gases, such as hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) and carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), from an input gaseous stream. The system (10) includes a contactor (12) for contacting the input gaseous stream with an absorption liquid solvent (ALS), and a stripper (24) for recycling the absorption liquid solvent (ALS) and removing acidic gases (AG) therefrom, but with the addition of a pair of plate-plate heat exchangers (22, 26). The first heat exchanger (22) heats the used absorption liquid solvent (UALS) output from the contactor (12) prior to injection into the stripper (24). The used absorption liquid solvent (UALS) is heated via heat exchange with the acidic gases (AG) output from the stripper (24). The second heat exchanger (26) cools the recycled absorption liquid solvent (RALS) before injection back into the contactor (12).

Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil containing a synthetic reducing agent is heated to a temperature above 100 C. and held at that temperature for a specified period of time to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by e.g., flashing the hot oil and/or contacting it with a gas phase.

A process is presented for the production of butadienes. The process includes the separation of oxygenates from the product stream from an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor. The process includes quenching the product stream and solvent and oxygenates from the product stream. The oxygenates are stripped from the solvent with an inert gas to reduce the energy consumption of the process, and the solvent is recycled and reused in the process.

An apparatus for capturing CO.sub.2 from flue gas includes (a) an absorber, (b) a stripper, (c) a heat exchanger, (d) an amine absorbent circulating through the absorber, the stripper and the heat exchanger, (e) a water washing unit downstream from the flue gas outlet of the absorber, and (f) an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell is connected to the water washing unit and is adapted to adsorb and decompose nitrosamine compounds present in liquid separated by the water washing unit.

The invention relates to a method and to a device for performing a process (P) having at least one heat-consuming process step (F). A first fluid (2), which arises in the process and contains acid gases and water vapor, is cooled indirectly against a second fluid (7), an acidic condensate thus being formed. The invention is characterized in that the first fluid (2) is cooled in at least two successive steps (E1, E2), between which heat for use in the heat-consuming process step (V) is indirectly drawn from the second fluid (10).

A manufacturing system of an electronic-grade ammonia solution comprises: a mixing tank to mix an unsaturated ammonia aqueous solution and alkali to obtain a mixing solution; a stripping unit, disposes downstream the mixing tank and comprises a heat exchanger to heat the mixing solution, and a stripping column to mix a nitrogen gas and the heated mixing solution to obtain a mixing gas; a first absorption unit, disposes downstream the stripping unit and comprises a first condensation unit to cool down the mixing gas, and a first absorption column to mix a saturated ammonia aqueous solution and the cooled mixing gas to obtain a purge gas; and a second absorption unit, disposes downstream the first absorption unit and comprises a second condensation unit to cool down a DI water, and a second absorption column to mix the cooled DI water and the purge gas to obtain electronic-grade ammonia solution.

A system for removing ammonia from an ammonia-containing liquid, comprising a heat exchanger, an ammonia stripper and an acid scrubber, wherein the ammonia stripper comprises at least two stripper units, which are in fluid communication with one another through a series connection, forming a fluid flow path from the ammonia-containing liquid inlet through the at least two stripper units to the liquid discharge outlet, and wherein the acid scrubber comprising at least two scrubber units, which are in gas communication with one another and the at least two stripper units through a series connection, forming a gas flow path from the air inlet through the at least two stripper units and scrubber units to the scrubber air outlet which is opposite to the fluid flow path through the striper units.