Provided is a method for removing carbon dioxide in acidic gas and an apparatus therefor. A method for removing carbon dioxide in acidic gas includes: purifying coke oven gas to prepare acidic gas; injecting ammonia into the acidic gas and adjusting a molar ratio of carbon dioxide to ammonia in an entire mixed stream to 0.5 or more; indirectly cooling the mixed stream to form a salt; removing the salt in a form of slurry; heating the salt in the removed slurry to decompose the salt into carbon dioxide gas, ammonia gas, and water; and recovering the decomposed ammonia gas.

A method for processing of plastic and/or rubber waste to generate energetic gas comprising aliphatic hydrocarbons C.sub.1-C.sub.4, carbon oxide and hydrogen, wherein the waste may comprise halogens, sulphur, nitrogen and oxygen and may be contaminated by substances of inorganic origin comprising ceramic and metallic materials, the method comprising processing the waste in a pyrolysis process, wherein a powdered waste material is fed to a microwave drum reactor (102), where it is heated by microwaves while being moved through the reactor (102), the method comprising: conducting the pyrolysis reaction inside the reactor (102) at a temperature of 800-950 C. to obtain end products comprising gases, dust and a porous char of a large surface area having absorptive properties; separating the char from the other pyrolysis products by deposition; directing a portion, preferably a quarter, of the obtained char to a filter (105); directing the dust and gases to a gas cooling apparatus (103) comprising at least two synchronized screw conveyors, wherein the gases are cooled to a temperature of 120-160 C. and wherein the dust and the condensate are directed to the filter (105) filled with the char; and feeding back the mixture of char, condensate and dust from the filter (105) to the microwave reactor (102).

A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.

The invention relates to novel nitrogen compounds belonging to the family of tertiary diamines of general formula (I) below, wherein R is an alkanediyl radical (CH.sub.2)n with n=2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.

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The compound according to the invention is for example N,N,N,N-(tetramethyl)-1,6-diamino-2,5-hexanediol or N,N,N,N-(tetramethyl)-1,8-diamino-2,7-octanediol. The invention also relates to the method for preparing them and to their use for removing acid compounds contained in a gaseous effluent.

A method for the conversion of organic waste and/or biological waste into combustible products includes: feeding a first flow having organic waste and/or biological waste: performing a pyrolysis of the first flow to obtain one or more liquid pyrolysis products, one or more gaseous pyrolysis products, and one or more solid pyrolysis products; mixing the one or more solid pyrolysis products with a first aqueous flow, and subjecting the mixture to oxidation to obtain oxidation products; taking a first gaseous flow from the oxidation products; subjecting the one or more gaseous pyrolysis products to reforming, thereby obtaining one or more reforming products, taking a second gaseous flow from the reforming products, and subjecting the first gaseous flow and the second gaseous flow to catalytic hydrogenation, to obtain at least one first combustible.

The disclosure related to processes for the high-selectivity conversion of olefins to monocyclic aromatic compounds, such as BTX, via the introduction of a weakly coordinating compound to a dehydroaromatization catalyst. Moreover, certain embodiments relate to processes for recycling polyaromatic compounds back to a reactor to improve the yield of said monocyclic aromatic compounds. Moreover, certain embodiments relate to processes for regenerating the dehydroaromatization catalyst.

An improved composition and method for acid gas treatment, comprising an effective amount of tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether in combination with other alkyl ethers of alkylene glycols. Utilization of a mixture consisting of 60 to 84 weight percent tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether produces significant benefits in freeze point reduction. A solvent based said mixture of 60 to 84 weight percent tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether can be used neat or as an aqueous mixture or can be added to the existing recirculating solvent stream to change the concentration of tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether to a satisfactory level.

A system including a mixing apparatus configured to produce a reformer feedstock and comprising one or more cylindrical vessel having a conical bottom section, an inlet for superheated steam within the conical bottom section and an inlet for at least one carbonaceous material at or near the top of the cylindrical vessel, wherein the one or more cylindrical vessel is a pressure vessel configured for operation at a pressure in the range of from about 5 psig (34.5 kPa) to about 50 psig (344.7 kPa); a reformer configured to produce, from the reformer feedstock, a reformer product comprising synthesis gas, and also producing a hot flue gas; a synthesis gas conversion apparatus configured to catalytically convert at least a portion of the synthesis gas in the reformer product into synthesis gas conversion product, and to separate, from the synthesis gas conversion product, a spent catalyst stream and a tailgas.

The present invention relates to an aqueous alkanolamine solution for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen sulfide. The aqueous alkanolamine solution comprises (i) an amino compound with the formula:
R.sup.1R.sup.2NCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2OH
wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent lower alkyl groups of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (ii) piperazine, and (iii) optionally a physical solvent, wherein said solution does not contain a strong acid. Further, the present invention relates to a process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gaseous mixture containing hydrogen sulfide, and additionally other acid gases, if present, for example carbon dioxide, comprising the step of contacting the gaseous mixture contain hydrogen sulfide with the aqueous alkanolamine solution, preferably wherein the temperature of the aqueous alkanolamine solution is equal to or greater than 140 F. Examples of the gaseous mixtures include natural gas, synthesis gas, tail gas, and refinery gas.

A device for reacting an organic starting material to yield a gas that includes hydrogen has a feed device, a tubular furnace with an entry zone, an interior space, an axis of rotation and an exit side, and a water feed arranged by the feed device or entry zone and controllable as a function of the content of hydrogen in the gas mixture. The feed device feeds the starting material in the region of the entry zone into the interior space of the tubular furnace, from which a solid material and a gas mixture is discharged. The tubular furnace has a compensator for different thermal expansions of a first zone and a second zone. A gas-conducting system includes a gas monitor for the content of hydrogen in the gas mixture.