Off-gas processing | Amine regeneration

Sour refinery off-gasses contain large amounts of H₂S, which can be harmful to human health and the environment if emitted in large amounts.

H₂S in refinery recycle and off-gasses is removed from the process by absorption in amine absorbers. The rich amine loaded with H₂S is regenerated in the amine regeneration unit by stripping off the acid gas.

The acid gas, primarily consisting of H₂S and water vapor, is subsequently routed to sulfur recovery unit or a wet gas sulfuric acid unit (WSA) and the regenerated lean amine solution is recycled to the amine absorbers.

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