“…At the time the purification pilot plant was put into operation, most of the sulfur-recovery systems in this country were based on the Claus process and were designed to operate with feed gas containing large amounts of hydrogen sulfide, generally more than 30% (2,21). The concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the feed gas has a maiked effect on the economy of these sulfur-recovery plants (1,4,6,11)• When the raw gas produced contains a high carbon dioxidehvdrogen sulfide ratio, selective absorption processes are of importance so that the acid gas (carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide) recovered from the reactivator of the gas-purification plant will have the highest possible hydrogen sulfide content. Owing to this need for selectivity, pilot plant data had to be obtained on the selective properties of such absorbents as triethanolamine, tripotassium phosphate, and potassium V-dimethyl glycine.…”