| abstract |
A system ( 10 ) for regenerating a rich absorbent solution ( 26 ), the system including: an absorber ( 20 ) facilitating interaction between a process stream ( 22 ) and an absorbent solution, wherein the process stream comprises an acidic component, and interaction of the process stream with the absorbent solution produces a reduced acidic component stream ( 28 ) and a rich absorbent solution; at least one heat exchanger accepting at least one of said reduced acidic component stream and the process stream to transfer heat to a heat transfer fluid ( 60 ); and at least one mechanism ( 60 a ) to transfer the heat transfer fluid from said at least one heat exchanger to a regenerator ( 34 ) regenerating the rich absorbent solution, wherein each of the at least one mechanisms is fluidly coupled to each of the at least one heat exchangers. |