Claus process gets extra boost

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6184219

Lagas, J A; Borsboom, J; Heijkoop, G

As emission limits continue to tighten, processors seek ways to improve the sulfur recovery efficiency of the well known Claus process. This article will review how the process can be improved by using a new selective oxidation catalyst in the last reactor stages. The revised process, called Superclaus, offers the following: An overall sulfur recovery of up to 99.5% without any tail gas treatment; Application in new as well as existing Claus plants; Low investment and utility costs; A continuous gas phase catalytic process without water condensation or waste streams; and The ability to reply, in what is probably the most cost effective manner, to likely future emission standards.

• Research Organization: Comprimo B.V., Amsterdam (NL); VEG-Gasinstituut, Apeldoorn (NL)
• OSTI ID: 6184219
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States), Vol. 68:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
CLAUS PROCESS
SULFUR
RECOVERY
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENT
INVESTMENT
OXIDATION
STANDARDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
NONMETALS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
010800* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Waste Management
200202 - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Waste Management- Noxious Gas & Particulate Emissions