Patent ID: 7018451

Claim:
A method for removing one or more selected gas components from a gas stream which comprises: bringing the gas stream into contact with a liquid including a solve it or a reagent for a selected component in a first turbulent contactor; subjecting the gas stream and the liquid to turbulent mixing conditions in the contactor thereby causing a selected gas component to be absorbed by a respective solvent or reagent in the liquid; passing the fluid mixture into a second turbulent contactor; and subjecting the fluid mixture to further turbulent mixing conditions in the second contactor, thereby causing further absorption of the same selected gas component, or absorption of another selected gas component, by a respective solvent or reagent; the method being a continuous process with the gas stream and liquid flowing co-currently, and at least one of the turbulent contactors comprising a vessel having a gas inlet, a liquid inlet, an outlet leading to a venturi passage, and a tube extending from the outlet back into the vessel.