What is the role of the BUBBLE COLUMN in the sulfur recovery unit?
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In the sulfur recovery unit, before the exhaust gases enter a container, they first pass through a device labeled A-xxxx; its description is BUBBLE COLUMN. A BUBBLE COLUMN is presumably a type of bubble tower. What is its function here? Does it serve a cooling purpose?
What process do you use for treating the exhaust gases from your sulfur recovery unit? How can I help you analyze it if it’s not explained clearly?
It is supposed to serve a desulfurization function; the sulfur contained in exhaust gases is recovered using plate exchangers, which is a common chemical processing method.
It is a device on the SHELL liquid sulfur degassing unit that removes H2S from liquid sulfur through air bubbling.
It is a catcher (with bubbles inside) that serves to capture sulfur
In the liquid sulfur tank is Shell’s liquid sulfur degassing unit. The H2S dissolved in liquid sulfur can be physically removed by bubbling to below 10PPM.
What the original poster is referring to is the air lift column installed in the first degassing chamber of the liquid sulfur tank, within the shell degassing process. The function of this stripping column is as follows: when hot air flows through the column, its baffles break up the air into very small bubbles, thereby increasing the contact area between liquid sulfur and air and enhancing the mass transfer process. Active participation