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Removing sulphur oxides from a fluid stream

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1129174
A process for removing sulphur oxides from a fluid stream, such as flue gas, comprising: providing a non-aqueous absorption liquid containing at least one hydrophobic amine, the liquid being incompletely miscible with water; treating the fluid stream in an absorption zone with the non-aqueous absorption liquid to transfer at least part of the sulphur oxides into the non-aqueous absorption liquid and to form a sulphur oxide-hydrophobic amine-complex; causing the non-aqueous absorption liquid to be in liquid-liquid contact with an aqueous liquid whereby at least part of the sulphur oxide-hydrophobic amine-complex is hydrolyzed to release the hydrophobic amine and sulphurous hydrolysis products, and at least part of the sulphurous hydrolysis products is transferred into the aqueous liquid; separating the aqueous liquid from the non-aqueous absorption liquid. The process mitigates absorbent degradation problems caused by sulphur dioxide and oxygen in flue gas.
Research Organization:
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000093
Assignee:
BASF SE (DE); Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Patent Number(s):
8,691,171
Application Number:
13/782,290
OSTI ID:
1129174
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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