An aromatic imine blend includes an aromatic imine and a de-foaming agent, surfactant, amine, hydrotrope, alcohol, amino acid, ether, alkalinity stabilizer, or a combination thereof. A process of removing carbon dioxide or a sulfide from oil, water, or natural gas includes supplying an oil, water, or natural gas stream and contacting the oil, water, or natural gas stream with an aromatic amine blend. The aromatic imine blend includes an aromatic imine and a de-foaming agent, surfactant, amine, hydrotrope, alcohol, amino acid, ether, alkalinity stabilizer, or a combination thereof.

A method of treating oil and gas streams comprising H.sub.2S and a carbon oxide, the method including the step of treating the oil and gas stream with an amine solution having an alkanolamine and a quaternary ammonium salt, wherein the amine solution selectively removes the H.sub.2S over the carbon oxide.

A chemical composition for use in degassing of vessels is taught, said chemical composition including 1-10% by weight of an oxyalkylated dodecyl thiol; and 1-20% by weight of an alkyl di-substituted 9-decenamide. A method is further provided for degassing a vessel. The method includes charging said vessel with chemical composition and a carrier medium, wherein said chemical composition comprises 1-10% by weight of an oxyalkylated dodecyl thiol and 1-20% by weight of an alkyl di-substituted 9-decenamide.

A process, composition, and apparatus for carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) sequestration are disclosed. The process includes passing air containing the CO.sub.2 through a cyclopropeneimine (CPI)-functionalized material. The composition includes a CPI-functionalized material that reacts with CO.sub.2 when mixed with air containing the CO.sub.2. The apparatus includes a component for providing a CPI-functionalized material and mixing the material with CO.sub.2 gas.

The composite amine absorbing solution according to the present invention absorbs CO.sub.2 or H.sub.2S or both in a gas, and is obtained by dissolving a linear monoamine, a diamine, and an amide group-containing compound in water. By adopting this composite amine absorbing solution, the composites are interacting in a composite manner, due to an integrated effect of the components, the absorption property of CO.sub.2 or H.sub.2S or both is favorable, the desorption properties of the CO.sub.2 or H.sub.2S absorbed when regenerating the absorbing solution become favorable, and the amount of steam from a reboiler used when regenerating the absorbing solution in a CO.sub.2 recovery device can be reduced.

Disclosed is a solvent composition and use thereof for removal of one or more acid gas from a fluid stream comprising: i) a physical solvent, ii) an alkali metal organoborate, where R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be the same or different and are independently an alkylene group comprising 2 to 6 carbons, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may be the same or different and are independently H or a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 1 to 18 carbons, and Z is an alkali metal ion; and iii) optionally an amine compound.

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A method for treatment of a flue gas involves feeding the flue gas and a lean solvent to an absorber. The method further involves reacting the flue gas with the lean solvent within the absorber to generate a clean flue gas and a rich solvent. The method also involves feeding the clean flue gas from the absorber and water from a source, to a wash tower to separate a stripped portion of the lean solvent from the clean flue gas to generate a washed clean flue gas and a mixture of the water and the stripped portion of the lean solvent. The method further involves treating at least a portion of the mixture of the water and the stripped portion of the lean solvent via a separation system to separate the water from the stripped portion of the lean solvent.

Solvent absorption processes for separating components of an impure feed gas are disclosed. The processes involve two stages of gas purification. The acid gases including hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and other sulfur compounds are simultaneously removed from the feed gas by contact with a physical solvent in two stages. The subject matter disclosed provides improved processes to reduce the operating costs of the system.

An absorbent mixture for the removal of acid gases from gas mixtures includes: A) at least one alcohol of general formula R(OH).sub.n, wherein R is an optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl or alkylaromatic group, with 2-20 carbon atoms and n is an integer that varies between 1-20; B) at least one organic base with a pK.sub.b (in water) less than or equal to 3; C) a solvent based on one or more heterocyclic compounds selected from cyclic ureas with a 5 or 6 atom ring of formula (IV) and/or (V); cyclic lactams with a 5 or 6 atom ring of formula (VI) and/or (VII); or combinations thereof:

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Where R1, R2, R3, R4 are independently selected from H, alkyl groups, linear or branched, with 1-10 carbon atoms;

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Where R1 and R3 are independently selected from H, alkyl, linear or branched groups with 1-10 carbon atoms.

The invention provides a process for regenerating a liquid absorbent, comprising: contacting the liquid absorbent with a hydrophobic medium, wherein the liquid absorbent comprises at least one amine of Formula (I) and degradation product thereof comprising at least one imine of Formula (II), wherein each Ar is independently an aromatic group and each R is independently selected from hydrogen, an organyl group and NH.sub.2; and selectively extracting the degradation product into or through the hydrophobic medium. ##STR00001##