Reclaiming apparatus and reclaiming method

A reclaiming system comprising:

• an absorber that eliminates CO2 or H2S in an exhaust gas by absorbing CO2 or H2S into an absorbent;
• a regenerator that releases absorbed CO2 or H2S from the absorbent discharged from the absorber;
• and
• a reclaiming apparatus that reclaims a degraded material that remains in the absorbent discharged from the regenerator, wherein
• the reclaiming apparatus includes:
• an absorbent storing unit that includes an airtight container to store a part of the absorbent discharged from the regenerator;
• a heating unit that heats the absorbent stored in the absorbent storing unit;
• an absorbent distributing unit that forms a circulation mechanism that extracts a part of the absorbent stored in the absorbent storing unit and returns the extracted part to the absorbent storing unit for distribution;
• a steam supplying unit that generates steam from the absorbent that is heated by the heating unit;
• an absorbent component extracting unit that is disposed in the absorbent storing unit and brings the absorbent that is returned to the absorbent storing unit in counterflow contact with the steam of the steam supplying unit;
• and
• a dry steam supplying unit that is connected to an upper part of the airtight container and supplies dry steam having a temperature higher than a temperature to which the absorbent is heated to the absorbent storing unit, wherein the dry steam supplying unit is disposed above a liquid level of the absorbent stored in a lower part of the airtight container stored in the lower part of the airtight container,
• wherein a part of the absorbent stored in the absorbent storing unit is distributed, and a gaseous body is brought into counterflow contact with the distributed absorbent.