A process for capturing and converting fumigants using an absorber/scrubber apparatus, said process comprising the steps of: a) feeding an alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution into said absorber/scrubber apparatus; b) continuously feeding an alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture into said absorber/scrubber apparatus such that said alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture contacts said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution, wherein a fumigant component of said alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture transfers from said alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture to said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution, said fumigant component reacting with a metal hydroxide component of said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution to yield a second mixture comprising product alcohol, unreacted metal hydroxide, and a metal halide; c) feeding said second mixture from said absorber/scrubber apparatus to an absorbing drum and combining it with a small make-up stream, which contains absorbing alcohol, and a make-up alkali stream, which contains metal hydroxide and alcohol at a certain concentration, to form a discharge stream; d) dividing said discharge stream into a purge stream and an absorbing solution stream; e) separating said metal halide from said purge stream to yield solid metal halide and a stream containing a negligible amount of dissolved metal halide, which stream is returned to the absorbing solution drum, wherein said dividing and separating steps are performed continuously and in conjunction with steps a)-c); and f) recirculating said absorbing solution stream into said absorber/scrubber apparatus, wherein said absorbing solution stream is used as said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution during the repetition of step a). a) feeding an alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution into said absorber/scrubber apparatus; b) continuously feeding an alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture into said absorber/scrubber apparatus such that said alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture contacts said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution, wherein a fumigant component of said alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture transfers from said alkyl halide fumigant/air mixture to said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution, said fumigant component reacting with a metal hydroxide component of said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution to yield a second mixture comprising product alcohol, unreacted metal hydroxide, and a metal halide; c) feeding said second mixture from said absorber/scrubber apparatus to an absorbing drum and combining it with a small make-up stream, which contains absorbing alcohol, and a make-up alkali stream, which contains metal hydroxide and alcohol at a certain concentration, to form a discharge stream; d) dividing said discharge stream into a purge stream and an absorbing solution stream; e) separating said metal halide from said purge stream to yield solid metal halide and a stream containing a negligible amount of dissolved metal halide, which stream is returned to the absorbing solution drum, wherein said dividing and separating steps are performed continuously and in conjunction with steps a)-c); and f) recirculating said absorbing solution stream into said absorber/scrubber apparatus, wherein said absorbing solution stream is used as said alcohol and metal hydroxide buffer solution during the repetition of step a). <EOS>