Claus Gas Analyser

The Claus Technology...

... is the world's most significant gas desulfurizing process,
recovering elemental sulfur from gaseous hydrogen sulfide.

Raw Materials and Products

Gases with a H2S content of over 25 % are suitable
for the recovery of sulfur in Claus plants.
These gases may also contain hydrogen cyanide,
hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide or ammonia.

They mainly originate from physical and

chemical gas treatment units (Rectisol, Purisol
and amine scrubbers) in refineries, gasification
or synthesis gas plants.
The sulfur recovered in Claus plants is used
for manufacturing medicine, cosmetics, fertilizers

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and rubber products.

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Applications in Manifold Processes
Sour gas from natural gas fields
Sour refinery gas
Sour water stripper gas
Sour gas from chemical plant
Sour gas from salt production plant

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Sour gas from coal gasification

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Process Flow Diagram of Claus-Process

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Process Flow Diagram of Claus-Process
Isothermal Step
H2S: > 25 %.

2 H2S+3/2 O2
> 850 C

Cooled to liquid S

2 H2S+S02

T control

Accurate dosage important !

SO2 + H2O
3/2 S2+2 H2O

Ratio 2 : 1 IMPORTANT

Other reactions
CO2+H2S

COS+H2O

CO+1/2S2

COS

COS+H2S

CS2+H2O

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60-70 % output of S

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Process Flow Diagram of Claus-Process
Catalytic Step
= Activated Alumina
1. Heating
205 to

2. Catalytic reaction

230C

3. Condensation

1.+2.

H2S+SO2

3.

130 to
170C

H2S+S02

3/6 S6+2 H2O

3/8 S8+2 H2O

Further step either burning

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or desulphurization downstream

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Process Points of Interest
Feed acid gas
H2S

Entrance of
Catalytic
Convertor
H2S - SO2

Emission gas
after incinerator :
SO2 - CO - H2S - NO

Analysis for enhanced

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O2
Tail Gas Analysis
H2S - SO2 - H2O N2 - COS - CO2

At sulfur pit
H2S
Air
(partial)

To Incinerator

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C
PGC

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Tail Gas Analysis for Process Optimisation
For proper control of a Claus process , the hydrogen sulphide ( H2S ) and sulphur dioxide ( SO2 )
must be measured in tail gas.
Major problem

Sample gas is saturated with sulfur vapour

Plugging of sample lines and analyzer

Further problem

Due to the presence of CO2 and HC, COS and CS2 will be formed.
Concentrations difficult to predict
Depending on changing of CO2 and HC concentration

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Changing of burner temperature.

CO2 and CS2 interfere UV analysis of SO2 and H2S.

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Our Solution...
Process Chromatography
PGC302 Edition II Claus
based on...
Standard Process Chromatograph
with some specialties..
Second hot oven
for sample conditioning system

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Safety back-purge unit

Installation on top of the process line

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Double Oven System
Right Oven

Sample
conditioning
system
Sulphur trap and
fastloop
Air jet pump
Back-purge
system
Calibration

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Chromatograph
Sample injection
Pre-separation
column
Backflush
Final separation
TC-Detector
Variable applications
possible according
customers
requirements
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Left Oven

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PGC Tubing...Gas Flow during Process Run

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PGC Tubing...Gas Flow during Calibration

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Closed

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PGC Tubing...Gas Flow during Purge

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The Chromatogram

H2S
SO2

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SO2

on demand :
H2O ( 3 Min Cycle )

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H2S

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N2

COS

H2O

SO2

H2S

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Extended Analysis...
N2
CO2
H2S
COS
SO2
H2O

0-100%
0-20%
0-2%
0-1%
0-1%
0-10%

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CO2

H2S - SO2 ratio is calculated

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Steam Heated Sample Lines
Tube - in - tube technology
Sample : 6mm OD
Steam : 10mm ID

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Shut off valves : Steam jacketed

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Our Worldwide References
... more than 30 chromatographs in the field
Country

BEB
DEA
ELF Atochem
ELF Antar
NEAG

Germany
Germany
France
France
Germany

Secauto /
Southparts
Wintershall
Lurgi
Norilsk
PCK Schwedt
Esso
Zaklady Pulawy
Technoexport
Techmash

Iran
Germany
Germany
Russia
Germany
Belgium
Poland
Czech Republic
Russia

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Qty. Analyser Analysis

5
1
2
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2

PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
PGC302
P102
P300
P300
P300
P300
P300
P300

H2S, SO2, CO2

H2S, SO2, CO2
H2S, COS, SO2, CO2, N2, Water
H2S, COS, SO2, CO2, N2
H2S, SO2
H2S, SO2, CO2
H2S, COS, SO2
H2S
H2S, SO2
H2S, SO2, H2, Water
H2S, COS, SO2
H2S, COS, SO2
H2S, COS, SO2
H2S, SO2
H2S, SO2
H2S, SO2
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Customer

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Our Competitors

BOVAR
ABB and

NDUV Spectrometer
GC

others

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Advantages

Disadvantages

Fast Analysis (T90=5s)

Interference by elem. S

Fast Analysis (T90=10s) Interference by elem. S

UV Optic covered by S film
UV Optic covered by S film
less experiences with
sample conditioning system

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Manufactorer Principle
UV-Diodenarray-Spectrometer
AMETEK

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Where are our Customers...
Endusers

Licensors
Clauspol

- IFP North America

Clinsulf-SDP

- Linde

OxyClaus

- Lurgi Oil & Gas

OxyClaus

- The Pritchard Corp.

SuperClaus

- Stork

Sure

- BOC Gases

Sure

- Parsons

Paques / Thiopaq - Shell

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Engineerings

Paques / Thiopaq - DuPont

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Our Benefits ... Our Advantages
Proven technology with high reliability, long term stability, many references
Safe protection : Backpurge to clean analyzer and sample lines in case of any problem

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with low temperature, power failure.. As well as during maintenance works.

Easy operation , remote operation
Easy maintenance , less frequently
No UV-lamp, longer stability, no expensive spare parts regularely needed
No interference by sulfur, COS CS2 using chromatographic separation
Comprehensive self diagnosis
Extended analysis possible : N2 CO2 COS H2O
DCS-coupling using MODBUS
Network with other PGCs on plant
Good value for money

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