Stock image to illustrate mitigation of sulfur emissions

Fugitive Sulfur Emission Treating

Abstract

Fluor offers various cost-effective, safe and reliable solutions for clients to mitigate any fugitive sulfur emissions from facilities such as liquid sulfur storage, handling, sulfur pit, etc. in order to meet the most stringent environmental requirements. We provide an extensive library of fugitive sulfur emission treating technologies to accommodate the needs from any applications as follows:

Thermal / catalytic incineration
Routing the various vent gases to the thermal section of the Claus unit
Routing the various vent gases to the hydrogenation section of the tail gas treating unit
Caustic scrubbing

Diagram showing how fugitive sulfur emissions are treated

Client Benefits

Vent gases from liquid sulfur storage and handling units, such as sulfur pits, sulfur storage tanks and truck loading racks, contain not only elemental sulfur vapor but H₂S, as well. In the past, gases from these types of units were vented directly to the atmosphere. In order to adhere to the more stringent sulfur emission regulations, it is necessary to dispose of the sulfur species in these vent gases in a safe, reliable and cost-effective manner; and in the most severe cases, it will be necessary to recover the sulfur from these streams. Fluor has an extensive library of technology know how and processes for sulfur vent gas treatment to ensure safe, cost-effective and reliable operations.