The removal of acid gases, CO 2 and H 2 S from natural gas streams is essential for environmental and health reasons. In this work, the simulated gas sweetening unit with Methyl- DiEthanolAmine (MDEA) solvent was studied to improve quality. Firstly, the effect of trays types and then, the effect of various packing and the effect of the packing size were considered on the fl ow rate of CO 2 and H 2 S in the main streams. Results show that with considering the different trays types in the regenerator tower, the fl ow rate of CO 2 in the sweet gas stream with bubble cap tray is lower than other trays types. Also, with considering the different trays types in the absorber tower, the fl ow rate of CO 2 in the sweet gas stream with bubble cap tray is lower than other trays types in the absorber tower. In considering with different types of packing, results show that the fl ow rate of CO 2 with ballast ring packing and the fl ow rate of H 2 S with Raschig ring packing are lower than other types of packing. However, in some types such as cascade miniring, Intalox Saddles and pall ring, there is no difference for the fl ow rate of CO 2 or H 2 S. In all cases, with increasing the size of the packing, the fl ow rate of CO 2 and H 2 S in the sweet gas stream increases, however, this increasing in the metal packing is very small.
