http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/process-optimization/optimize-sulfur-recovery-sub-dewpoint-sulfur-recovery-with-interstage-membrane/ The author’s company’s new sub-dewpoint sulfur recovery with interstage membrane (SSRIM) technology is a breakthrough for the sulfur recovery industry, as it is the first technology capable of achieving an overall recovery efficiency of > 99.9% without requiring a tail gas treating unit. This article discusses the basic SSRIM configuration and its advantages when compared to a traditional Claus/TGT configuration.   http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/january-2025/process-optimization/hydrogen-cyanide-in-coal-tar-gas-treatment/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/socar-baker-hughes-partner-on-integrated-gas-recovery-h2s-removal-system-at-the-heydar-oil-refinery/ Baker Hughes and SOCAR signed a contract for an integrated gas recovery and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal system that will significantly reduce downstream flaring at SOCAR’s Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Baku, Azerbaijan. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/stamicarbon-awarded-a-pdp-contract-for-mexican-nitric-acid-plant/ Stamicarbon will apply its proprietary NX Stami Nitrates technology for a tailor-made solution to remove nitrous oxide from the tail gas stream, optimizing nitric acid production and reducing the carbon footprint of the plant http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/november-2022/plant-safety-environment/why-sulfur-plants-fail-an-in-depth-study-of-sulfur-recovery-unit-failures-part-2/ Equipment malfunction or an unplanned shutdown of a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) can have a significant effect on a production company’s profitability, along with an equally serious impact on personnel safety and the environment. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/august-2022/plant-design-engineering-construction-and-commissioning/soft-startup-of-best-practices-for-the-commissioning-of-amine-plants/ The startup and commissioning of hydrocarbon plants can present unique challenges that, if not anticipated and addressed in the pre-commissioning and commissioning periods, will inhibit plant startup and increase the difficulty of achieving product specifications in a timely manner. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/april-2022/special-focus-maintenance-and-reliability/investigation-and-diagnosis-of-startup-foaming-issues-at-a-new-tail-gas-treater/ In May 2021, Phillips 66 started up a new methyl diethanolamine (MDEA)-based tail gas unit at its Belle Chasse, Louisiana, refinery. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2021/june-2021/columns/reliability-exploring-better-compressor-sour-seal-oil-traps/ An interesting case involving sour seal oil traps in an offshore application recently came to our attention. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2021/february-2021/process-optimization/specifying-internals-in-sour-water-strippers-part-1/ A sour water stripper (SWS) system is a common process in petroleum refineries and other processes where hydrogen sulfide is present. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2020/november-2020/process-optimization/optimization-study-for-vacuum-offgas-amine-sweetening-unit-using-simulation-model/ Technology is constantly developing, and the competition is intense.