Process Technology

Sulphur Recovery & Tail Gas Treating

Open Course — Haarlem Open Course — Malaysia In-House / On-Site

This course is ideal for professionals such as process engineers, operations engineers, refinery engineers, chemical engineers, environmental engineers, maintenance managers, plant managers, safety engineers, and technical specialists.

As a participant, you gain valuable insights into the design, operation, and troubleshooting of Sulphur Recovery and Tail Gas Treating systems. This course is suitable for both experienced professionals and those who are newer to the field.

In the 3-day course, you will explore proven technologies, their pros and cons, and key design considerations.

The 2-day operator training focuses on site-specific technology, best practices, and operations, using DCS screenshots for practical, tailored learning. You can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of sulphur recovery processes, including the design, operation, and troubleshooting of Sulphur Recovery Units (SRUs).

You will explore various tail gas treating techniques, such as SCOT and Superclaus®, while focusing on operational safety and troubleshooting.

Day 1
SRU fundamentals:

  • Introduction and environmental impact
  • Sulphur Recovery fundamentals
    • Claus reaction
    • Modified Claus process
    • Side reactions
    • Sour water stripper gas processing
    • Oxygen enrichment of process air
    • Design variations
  • Sulphur Recovery Unit equipment
    • General design conditions
    • Air blower
    • Air and acid gas preheater
    • Main combustion chamber
    • Waste heat boiler
    • Sulphur condenser
    • Sulphur lock and sulphur piping
    • Process gas reheating (direct and indirect)
    • Reactor
    • Catalyst
    • Sulphur coalescer
  • Tail gas incineration
    • Thermal incineration
    • Catalytic incineration
  • Sulphur degassing
    • Shell sulphur degassing process
    • D’GAASS process
    • Catalytic enhanced degassing processes

Day 2
SRU Operations:

  • Sulphur Recovery Unit instrumentation and control
  • SRU commissioning and start-up
  • SRU normal operation
  • SRU operation monitoring
  • SRU shutdown
  • SRU hot and cold standby
  • SRU trouble shooting
  • SRU performance testing and analytical
  • SRU process safety

Day 3
Tail Gas Treating and Sulphur processes & storage
For the following processes:

  • SCOT process
  • Superclaus® and Euroclaus® process
  • Sub-dewpoint processes
  • Cansolv®
  • WSA process®
  • Thiopaq®
    • Process Basics
    • Process Description
    • Equipment
    • Operational Aspects
    • Advantages/Disadvantages
    • Alternative Line-Ups
  • Sulphur storage

Delivery Options & Upcoming Dates

Open Course — Haarlem, Netherlands

Open Enrolment

From €3,525 per person

  • w/c 09 November

Open Course — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Open Enrolment
  • w/c 17 August

In-House / On-Site Training

Tailored to Your Team

This course can be tailored and delivered at your own facility — adapted to your specific units, equipment, and team experience level. We come to you, wherever you are in the world.

All content can be customised for awareness, intermediate, or experienced staff. Post-course consultancy and help-desk support is also available.

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