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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2012
Erik Everhardus Bernardus Meuleman, Bentleigh East, AU;
Graeme Puxty, Mayfield, AU;
Paul Feron, Floraville, AU;
Erik Everhardus Bernardus Meuleman, Bentleigh East, AU;
Graeme Puxty, Mayfield, AU;
Paul Feron, Floraville, AU;
Abstract
An absorption columnfor separating COand a second acid gas from a gas stream, the column comprising a first and second section () for the absorption of COand the second acid gas; a solvent inlet in the second section for the addition of liquid streamincluding an absorbent liquid for COand the second acid gas; a gas inlet () in the first section for the addition of a gas stream () containing COand the second acid gas; a gas outlet () in the second section of the column; a first solvent outlet () for the removal of at least a portion of the solvent () from the second section of the column and a second solvent outlet () for solvent stream () from the first section of the column; and a liquid flow distributor arrangement () to allow a portion of the solvent to flow from the second section of the column to the first section. A method of operating the apparatus and method of solvent extraction is also disclosed.