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31 May 2021

Sulphur recovery projects 2021

PROCESS PLANT SURVEY

Sulphur recovery projects 2021

Sulphur’s annual survey of recent, current and future sulphur recovery unit construction projects maps the developing shape of brimstone production from fuel and gas processing plants worldwide.

KEY

AGRU = Acid gas removal unit

BTX = BTX destruction

Fuel = Fuel gas supplemental burning

H2= Hydrogenation

O2= Oxygen enrichment

NH3 = Ammonia destruction

SRU = Sulphur recovery unit

SWS = Sour water strip

TGT = Tail gas treatment unit

n.a = Information not available

KEY

AGRU = Acid gas removal unit

BTX = BTX destruction

Fuel = Fuel gas supplemental burning

H2= Hydrogenation

O2= Oxygen enrichment

NH3= Ammonia destruction

SRU = Sulphur recovery unit

SWS = Sour water strip

TGT = Tail gas treatment unit

n.a = Information not available

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