Abstract: Sorbent regeneration is a key technology in the industrial applications of high temperature coal gas desulfurization. This review focuses on the regeneration behaviors of desulfurization sorbents in different atmospheres composed in regeneration gas，such as O2，H2O，H2O-O2 or SO2. Results revealed that the regeneration behaviors were distinctly affected by different regeneration gas atmospheres and technical conditions. In addition，the sulfur recovery research should be combined together with the sorbent regeneration. Finally，suggestions for further study on sorbents regeneration are proposed.