Sulphur
The magazine for the sulphur and sulphuric acid industries

Latest issue:
September/October 2018

• Using sulphur to store renewable energy
  Overcoming the problems with storage of intermittently generated renewable electricity requires converting it to a form in which it can be stored and later recovered. Sulphur has been suggested as a way for achieving this, either thermally, chemically, or electrochemically.

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• SUDIC 40 years on
  Jerry D'Aquin of ConSul Inc looks at the SUDIC guidelines for producing formed sulphur 40 years on from their origins, and whether adjustments in the specification are warranted.

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• European sulphuric acid exports
  Europe's sulphuric acid industry remains a major exporter of acid to other regions, but has seen a shift in the location of those exports as some markets contract and others expand.

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• Sulphur 2018 welcomes you to Gothenburg
  CRU's annual Sulphur + Sulphuric Acid conference and exhibition will take place this year 5-8 November 2018 at Gothia Towers Gothenburg, Sweden. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with industry peers, attend workshops, hear the latest market analysis and price trends, take part in panel discussions and gain information from 36 technical papers covering operations, new technology, and equipment.

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• Successful start-up of first ICOn degassing system
  Controls Southeast Inc (CSI) recently started operation of the first commercial ICOn sulphur degassing system. ICOn is a new approach to sulphur degassing, utilising a packed-bed catalyst to remove H2S from liquid sulphur to extremely low levels. Degassing is performed at low pressure and with a required residence time of less than five minutes. Brandon Forbes of CSI describes the ICOn system, its chemistry and advantages and reports on the successful results of the recent start-up of the first installation at a US Gulf Coast refinery.

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• Energy efficiency vs sulphur and carbon management
  Claus sulphur recovery provides significant energy benefits which should be leveraged, but striving for ever higher sulphur recovery efficiencies can erode these benefits. A. Slavens and S. Khan of UniverSUL Consulting discuss energy production and consumption in the sulphur plant and compare different sulphur recovery technologies with regard to energy efficiency, SO2 emissions and carbon footprint.

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• At the forefront of sulphur granulation
  IPCO's recent technological advancements in drum granulation have resulted in the SG20 sulphur granulation system. Developed for medium-capacity units, SG20 technology benefits include reduced maintenance, longer run times and reduced sulphur particulate emissions.

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• Alternative lean acid gas processing
  New build economics for SRUs using Linde-Worley Parsons oxygen-enriched technology has been evaluated for applications in large gas plants processing lean acid gas containing benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTEX). Such plants typically require feed gas and/or combustion air preheating and the use of fuel gas co-firing and have not, historically, been considered for oxygen-enriched operation. S. Pollitt of WorleyParsons and Dr M. Guzmann of Linde Gas present the effects of oxygen enrichment in such cases and the resulting benefits in capital cost and operating cost reductions.

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• Vertical pumps for sulphuric acid service
  Pumping of sulphuric acid is a very demanding application, and the lifetime of the equipment is a challenge considering the severe corrosive conditions encountered in several parts of the process. Sulzer Pumps explains how the selection of the pump design is a fundamental step in obtaining the best operating performance of the equipment.

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