Elf Aquitaine Production

Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (production)

Philippe Le Coz

Olivier Oliveau

Jean-Louis Peytavy

An absorbent liquid having an improved absorption capacity for acidic gaseous compounds due to the presence of an activator of tertiary alkanolamines. The activator is butylmonoethanolamine (BMEA). A process utilizing the absorbent liquid to remove acidic gaseous compounds from a gas.

Liquid absorbent for acidic gases and process of deacidification of a gas

An absorbent liquid for improved absorption capacity for CO.sub.2 in a gas due to the presence of an activator for CO.sub.2 absorbent from the gas, the absorption liquid comprising a mixture of one or more tertiary alkanolamines and an activator of CO.sub.2 absorption by the tertiary alkanolamine, which activator has the general formula Y--(CpH.sub.2p)--NHZ wherein Y is a monovalent radical selected from the group consisting of piperazyl, piperidinyl, furyl, tetrahy-drothienyl and --OR.sub.2 radicals, Z is an R.sub.2 radical or hydrogen, R.sub.2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon residue, and p is an integer from 1 to 6. Also a process for using such absorbent liquid for improved CO.sub.2 absorption from a gas.

Liquid absorbing acidic gases and use thereof in diacidification of gases

Liquid absorbing acid gas compounds presenting an improved CO.sub.2 absorption capacity, said absorbing liquid containing one or a plurality of tertiary alkanolamines and a CO.sub.2 absorption activator. The activator is comprised of at least one amino compound selected among polyalkylene-polyamines, alkylenediamines or cycloalkylenediamines, the aminoalkylated compounds of heterocycles such as piperazine, piperidine, furan, thiophene, tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydrothiophene, the alkoxyalkylamines and the alkylmono-alkanolamines having an alkyl residue in at least C.sub.2. Application of said absorbent liquid to the deacidification of gases containing CO.sub.2 and optionally other acid gas compounds, particularly H.sub.2 S and/or COS.

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Philippe Le Coz