A method of recovering carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in a liquid state from a high-pressure gas stream, said method comprising: (a) cooling and partially condensing a high-pressure feed gas stream to thereby provide a condensed CO 2 -rich fraction and an uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction ; (b) recovering a CO 2 -rich liquid stream from at least a portion of said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , wherein said recovering comprises one or more of the following steps - (i) absorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , wherein said absorbing includes absorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction using one or more circulating liquid solvents to produce a CO 2 -rich off gas stream , wherein said CO 2 -rich off gas stream is compressed and/or cooled to produce said CO 2 -rich liquid stream recovered in step (b), and/or (ii) adsorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , and/or (iii) freezing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction ; (c) combining said CO 2 -rich liquid stream recovered in step (b) with said condensed CO 2 -rich fraction resulting from said cooling and partially condensing of step (a) to provide a combined CO 2 -rich liquid stream and introducing said combined CO 2 -rich liquid stream into a purification zone ; and (d) separating at least a portion of the non-CO 2 components from said combined CO 2 -rich liquid stream introduced into said purification zone to thereby provide a purified CO 2 -rich liquid stream , wherein each of said high-pressure feed gas stream , said condensed CO 2 -rich fraction , and said purified CO 2 -rich liquid stream has apressure greater than 5,309 hPa (77 psia). (a) cooling and partially condensing a high-pressure feed gas stream to thereby provide a condensed CO 2 -rich fraction and an uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction ; (b) recovering a CO 2 -rich liquid stream from at least a portion of said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , wherein said recovering comprises one or more of the following steps - (i) absorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , wherein said absorbing includes absorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction using one or more circulating liquid solvents to produce a CO 2 -rich off gas stream , wherein said CO 2 -rich off gas stream is compressed and/or cooled to produce said CO 2 -rich liquid stream recovered in step (b), and/or (ii) adsorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , and/or (iii) freezing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction ; (i) absorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , wherein said absorbing includes absorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction using one or more circulating liquid solvents to produce a CO 2 -rich off gas stream , wherein said CO 2 -rich off gas stream is compressed and/or cooled to produce said CO 2 -rich liquid stream recovered in step (b), and/or (ii) adsorbing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction , and/or (iii) freezing CO 2 from said uncondensed CO 2 -lean fraction ; (c) combining said CO 2 -rich liquid stream recovered in step (b) with said condensed CO 2 -rich fraction resulting from said cooling and partially condensing of step (a) to provide a combined CO 2 -rich liquid stream and introducing said combined CO 2 -rich liquid stream into a purification zone ; and (d) separating at least a portion of the non-CO 2 components from said combined CO 2 -rich liquid stream introduced into said purification zone to thereby provide a purified CO 2 -rich liquid stream , <EOS>