Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

Veronique Roy

Leo Ernest Hakka

John C Chang

Jean I Sarlis

Processes are disclosed for converting heat stable amine salts to heat regenerable amine salts using a modified electrodialysis zone. The processes of the present invention can be used to reduce the level of heat stable salts in a lean solvent stream in an acid gas removal process and can be integrated with the acid gas removal process to utilize process streams as a source of ions.

Process for converting heat stable amine salts to heat regenerable amine

Processes are provided for the removal of sulfur dioxide from gas streams using aqueous lime or limestone slurries containing an additive comprising an amine. The amines have an available alkalinity of at least 0.5 meq/gram at a pH between 3.0 and 5.5. The amines are highly soluble in the slurry and can have a low volatility, thereby reducing amine losses with the gas product. Furthermore, amines which are absorbed on the calcium sulfate or calcium sulfite by-products can be recovered by water-washing with a water make-up stream.

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