November 2022
Plant Safety & Environment
Why sulfur plants fail: An in-depth study of sulfur recovery unit failures—Part 2
Equipment malfunction or an unplanned shutdown of a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) can have a significant effect on a production company’s profitability, along with an equally serious impact on personnel safety and the environment.
The Author
Gerald E. Bohme has been directly involved in all aspects of the process engineering consulting work conducted by Sulphur Experts Inc. since 1988. He provides expert advice and consulting services in the areas of plant inspections, testing and plant optimization for the sour gas and oil refining industries—including working on plant optimization projects in more than 200 operating facilities around the world. He also has primary responsibility for overseeing all of Sulphur Experts’ field crews and technical reports. His experience in the field of sulfur recovery is global—he has worked on projects in more than 50 countries.
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