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Claus technology project

Claus Technology

Abstract


The Claus process is the most significant gas desulfurizing process that recovers elemental sulfur from gaseous hydrogen sulfide found in raw natural gas and from the by-product gases containing hydrogen sulfide derived from refining crude oil, gasification and other industrial processes. Fluor's proprietary Claus process can accommodate a wide range of applications. It can be configured to process acid gas streams relatively rich in H2S with a maximum recovery of 98% from a three-stage design. For acid gases that are diluted in H2S and/or containing certain levels of contaminates such as BTX, ammonia and cyanide. Our proprietary process configurations can be customized to provide the highest safety, reliability and cost-effective scheme for any applications in the industry. For applications where recovery loss via formation of COS and CS2 is a concern, our proprietary design utilizes TiO2 catalyst in the Claus catalytic stages to achieve the highest desirable sulfur recovery efficiency.

Client Benefits


Fluor implements unique solutions to offer clients:

  • Up to 98% sulfur recovery

  • High reliability and operability

  • Bright yellow elemental sulfur product

  • Low maintenance

  • Safe and compact plant layout