Process and apparatus for separating entrained amines from a gas stream

A process for removing acid gases from a gas stream enriched in acid gases, wherein:

• (a) the gas stream enriched in acid gases is contacted in an absorption zone with an absorption medium, wherein the absorption medium is an aqueous medium comprising an amine, to form a gas stream depleted in acid gases which comprises an entrained amine and an absorption medium enriched in acid gases;
• and
• (b) treating the gas stream depleted in acid gases which comprises an entrained amine in a first scrubbing zone with a first scrubbing medium, wherein the first scrubbing medium is an aqueous medium comprising an amine, the amount of amine comprised by the scrubbing medium being about 0 to about 10.0 wt. %, to form a first gas stream depleted in acid gases and in amine and a first scrubbing medium enriched in amine;
• wherein the amine has a partition coefficient log P of more than −0.5 and wherein the scrubbing medium originates from a regeneration unit.