February 2017
Special Focus: Clean Fuels
Put acid gas hydrocarbons in their place with staged regeneration
Common organic contaminants of Claus sulfur recovery unit (SRU) acid gas (AG) feed include: heavy hydrocarbons, in general; benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX), in particular; and methanol (CH3OH).
The Author
Bela, F. - WorleyParsons, Monrovia, California
Frank Bela is a process engineer and operations specialist in the WorleyParsons Sulphur Group in Monrovia, California. He has 40 years of refining experience, with a focus on sulfur recovery and gas treating, and is an emeritus member of the Amine Best Practices Group. Mr. Bela holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California.
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