A process to rejuvenate a spent sorbent to produce a rejuvenatedsorbent is provided. This process comprises: (a) contacting a spent sorbent witha zinc composition that comprises zinc oxide, or a precursor to zinc oxide, to forma contacted composition; (b) drying said contacted composition at a temperaturein the range of about 25 °C to about 375 °C for a time period in the range of about1 minute to about 24 hours, to form a dried, contacted composition; and (c)calcining said dried, contacted composition at a temperature in the range of about400°C to about 800°C for a time period in the range of about 1 minute to about24 hours, to form said rejuvenated sorbent.
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