Conference Alert: Sulphur 2016 International Conference & Exhibition

“There cannot be a crisis today; my schedule is already full” -- Henry Kissinger (American Political scientist. b.1923)

The Sulphur 2016 International Conference & Exhibition (http://www.crugroup.com/events/sulphur/) is scheduled for 7-10 November, 2016, in London, UK.

Here, according to its Web, are topics you can expect to see addressed …

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Case studies demonstrating operational experience in:
 • Process and efficiency improvements
• Advances in environmental efficiency and strategies for compliance
• Equipment improvements and optimisations
• Operational problems and solutions
• Best practice health and safety initiatives
• Application of improved technology or catalysts
• Restoration, revamping or maintenance 

Technology innovations and improvements:
 • New technology developments, which, if not proved so far, offer the realistic prospect of economic advantage in plant operations
• Technology innovations that improve environmental or health and safety regulation compliance 

Subject areas include:

Desulphurization of fossil fuels
• H2S and mercaptan removal from concentrated and dilute sources, including: Sour natural gas; LPG; Refinery off-gases;
• Gasification gases
• Desulphurization of crude oil before or during refining
• Sulphur extraction in coal processing

Sulphur recovery and operations
• Conversion of H2S to elemental sulphur
• Better SRU control
• Claus tail gas treating
• Degassing of molten sulphur
• Low tonnage sulphur recovery
• Catalyst developments

Logistics, handling & forming
• Sulphur forming processes
• Sulphur handling (liquid & solid)
• Storage of elemental sulphur, including environmentally-sound long-term stockpiling
• Acid gas re-injection
• Overland transport and marine shipping of sulphur & acid

Sulphuric acid
• Retrofitting and revamps to increase capacity
• Improving reliability and production economics through:
   - Technological innovation
   - Operating advances
   - Intelligent maintenance
• Catalyst developments
• Materials of construction
• Enhanced energy recovery and integrated power production
• Environmental control
• Health and safety
• Metallurgical acid

Papers should demonstrate:

• Process and efficiency improvements
• Advances in environmental efficiency and strategies for compliance
 • Equipment improvements and solutions
 • Best practice health and safety initiatives
 • Application of improved technology or catalysts
 • Restoration, revamping or maintenance
 • Technology developments that offer advantages in plant operations or improve environmental or health and safety regulation compliance.
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