Carbon　dioxide　(CO2)　removal　is　an　important　process　in　natural　gas　processing.　For　offshore　natural　gas,　due　to　the　space　limitations　of　offshore　platforms,　the　volume　requirement　of　CO2　removal　equipment　is　very　strict.　Therefore,　high-efficient　CO2　removal　equipment　is　needed　to　meet　the　processing　requirements　of　natural　gas.　As　a　new　type　of　process　intensification　technology,　the　rotating　packed　bed　(RPB)　is　a　desirable　candidate　for　removing　CO2　from　offshore　natural　gas　due　to　its　good　mass　transfer　performance　and　considerable　size　savings.　In　this　paper,　the　research　progress　of　RPBs　is　reviewed　from　the　aspects　of　hydrodynamic　characteristics　and　mass　transfer　performance.　Different　research　methods　have　been　discussed,　and　their　advantages　and　disadvantages　have　been　pointed　out.　The　factors　that　affect　the　efficiency　of　CO2　removal　have　been　analyzed,　and　operational　recommendations　have　been　given.　Suggestions　for　future　research　are　put　forward　to　promote　the　application　of　RPBs　on　offshore　platforms　for　CO2　removal　from　offshore　natural　gas.　©　2020　Elsevier　B.V.