To comply with strict emission regulations and beneficial processing of sulfurous gases, the wet catalytic H2SO4-Process (WSA, wet gas sulphuric acid) has been established. It is one of the most important gas cleaning processes on the market today, as it provides economic benefits in the form of marketable sulfuric acid in addition to ensuring ecological safety.
The WSA Process is mainly found in the petrochemical industry, for example in:
- Regeneration of spent sulfuric acid from alkylation
- Cleaning of gases from the Claus plant
- Treatment of H2S from the amine regenerator (MDEA gas scrubber)
- Cleaning of flue gases from the combustion of high-sulfur fuels, e.g., petroleum coke
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Application
In the first step of the wet catalytic WSA process, the sulfur component H2S from gases is catalytically converted into SO2 converted. In a subsequent step, at approximately 400 °C, the conversion to SO3, welches mit der Luftfeuchtigkeit zu Schwefelsäure reagiert. Durch Nutzung der Reaktionswärme und des Wärmeeinhaltes der Abgase kann dieser Prozess bereits bei niedrigen Abgaskonzentrationen (S-Komponenten < 0,2 Vol%) ohne zusätzlicher Wärmeenergie gefahren werden.
The LiquiSonic® sensors ensure precise concentration measurement of sulfuric acid even at high concentrations. The individual process stages can be continuously monitored and optimally adjusted by the LiquiSonic® measurement system inline. Due to the high dependency of ultrasonic speed, an accuracy of +/- 0.05 m% is achieved for sulfuric acid.
Installation
The LiquiSonic® immersion sensors can be easily installed in the pipelines after sulfuric acid production or blending. The LiquiSonic® Controller 30 can be connected to up to 4 sensors. This allows simultaneous monitoring of multiple measuring points.
Typical measuring range:
Concentration range H2SO4: 80 to 100 m%
Temperature range: 20 to 90 °C
Customer benefits
The robust sensor design and the choice of special materials, such as Hastelloy C2000, ensure long system process life.
LiquiSonic® reduces time-consuming laboratory measurements:
- Time required: 1 h per day
Compared to conductivity and density measurement, generates LiquiSonic® a clear signal in the concentration range of 80 to 100 m% and thus always provides reliable process information.
LiquiSonic® ensures precise analysis and monitoring of the H2SO4 or oleum concentration with continuous data recording.
