Over the past century, the number of sulfuric acid plants operating globally has expanded exponentially. Throughout the 20th century, rapid industrial growth in combination with increasing demand for superphosphate fertilizers led to high demand for the “king of chemicals,” sulfuric acid….
Elessent Celebrates 100 Years of MECS® Catalyst
Elessent Clean Technologies proudly announces a significant milestone in its rich history: 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of MECS® sulfuric acid catalyst products. Since 1925, sulfur burning, metallurgical, spent acid, and wet gas sulfuric acid plants around the globe have relied on MECS® catalysts to reliably convert sulfur dioxide (SO₂) to sulfur trioxide (SO₃) in nearly every type of converter.
Sulphuric Acid in the Age of Technology
In today’s dynamic business landscape, digitalization has become a powerful tool for companies seeking to enhance operations. By leveraging real-time plant data, organizations can create more meaningful interactions between operations teams, technical experts within the industry and the power of machine…
New Impaction Technology for Acid Plant Towers
MECS, Inc. (MECS) has developed a new impaction-based mist eliminator called Brink® Prime Impact™, which offers equivalent or improved efficiency at higher throughput and the same pressure drop as traditional impaction beds, resulting in the ability to debottleneck existing interpass absorption…
The World-Class Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex Partners with Elessent Clean Technologies for MECS® Sulfuric Acid Plant
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex (Kamoa-Kakula), a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin Mining Group and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has partnered with Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent) to install a new 2,500 metric tonne per day (MTPD)…
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