Sulfur Recovery and Tail Gas Processing Overview
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
This course will teach you about the primary purpose of the sulfur recovery unit, including a process chemistry, and an overview of the tail gas process.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe the importance of removing hydrogen sulfide from a process stream.
- Describe the purpose and products of the ammonia dissociation reaction.
- Describe the reasons to remove sulfur as product from process streams.
- Describe the feed streams into the sulfur recovery unit.
- Describe the purpose and function of the acid gas furnace and waste heat boiler.
- Describe the purpose and function of the auxiliary burner.
- Describe the purpose and function of the Claus unit.
- Describe the purpose and function of the sulfur condensers and seal pots.
- Describe the purpose and function of storing and degassing sulfur product.
- Describe the purpose and products of the Claus (catalytic) reaction.
- Describe the hydrocarbon reactions that occur within the reaction furnace.
- Describe the purpose and products of the ammonia dissociation reaction.
- Describe how elemental sulfur is produced and used.
- Describe how the thermal oxidizer and the incinerator prevent sulfur compounds from traveling downstream.
- Describe how the quench section reduces tail gas temperature.
- Describe how the absorbing process removes sulfur dioxide from the tail gas stream.
- Describe the purpose and function of the stack and stack heater.
