Contaminant removal systems

A contaminant removal system, comprising:

• a scrubber configured to absorb a contaminant from an air stream into an ionic liquid sorbent, the scrubber comprising:
• a scrubber housing;
• a gas inlet configured to introduce the air stream into the scrubber housing;
• a liquid inlet being configured to introduce the ionic liquid sorbent into the scrubber housing;
• and
• a scrubber packed bed configured to receive the ionic liquid sorbent from the liquid inlet and rotate about a scrubber axis to centrifugally force the ionic liquid sorbent through the scrubber packed bed.

A method for removing a contaminant from an environment, the method comprising:

• absorbing, by a scrubber, a contaminant from an air stream into an ionic liquid sorbent centrifugally forced through a rotating scrubber packed bed in the scrubber;
• transporting the ionic liquid sorbent comprising the contaminant to a stripper;
• and
• desorbing, by the stripper, the contaminant from the ionic liquid sorbent.