August 2022
Special Focus: Refining Technology
Green refinery challenges: Small-scale sulfur recovery
As the gavel dropped, signaling a historic agreement at the conclusion of COP26 (2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow, Scotland, leaders from 197 nations agreed to continue supporting the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The race is on!
The Author
William Echt has worked in gas conditioning for more than 40 yr. He serves as Technology Licensing Director for Merichem Co., representing the technologya for sulfur recovery from gas streams and its technologyb for sulfur removal from liquid hydrocarbons. After receiving a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Echt joined Phillips Petroleum in Oklahoma for 8 yr as Staff Engineer for gas gathering and natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction plants. He then worked for UOP for 25 yr as a Process Engineer and Manager for gas treating technologies based on adsorbents, solvents and membranes.
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