Across sulfur burning, metallurgical, spent-acid, and wet-gas sulfuric acid plants, catalyst performance remains central to achieving low SO2 emissions, regulatory compliance, high production rates, and on-stream time. Plant operators monitor SO2 emissions and, as the catalyst degrades, adjust converter temperatures to…
Acid Absorption Tower Problems through Process Parameters
A poorly performing absorbing tower can manifest in poor stack appearance, bad stick test results, bad acid emission testing results, as well as acid sulfate splotches on nearby structural steel members and grade. Absorbing towers are equipped with mist eliminator elements…
Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company contracts DuPont Clean Technologies for Turnaround Support
WILMINGTON, Del., March 4, 2014 – DuPont Sustainable Solutions is pleased to announce that MECS, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has been awarded the sulfuric acid technology license by the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) for its Waad Al…
