APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM HYDROCARBON GASES Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: oil industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has absorber for cleaning gas from carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. Absorber is made in the form of variable-section cylinder, with upper and lower section area ratio being within the range of (1:0.75)-(1:0.5). Apparatus is further provided with desorber for recovery of absorbent, evaporator, separators for separating water and hydrocarbon condensate from gas to be purified, intermediate vessels for absorbent and acid water, air-cooling refrigerator, heat exchanger 10, pumps, gas supply and discharge pipeline and process pipeline for connecting apparatus with associated equipment. EFFECT: increased quality of gas and enhanced reliability in operation. 1 dwg, 2 tbl