After years of searching for cost-effective solutions to reduce sulfuric acid plant emissions, many members of the sulfur and sulfuric acid industries have still not found the system that best meets their needs. Most companies seek to balance their choice of appropriate technology with maintaining equipment integrity and exercising strong operational discipline. The ideal solution would reduce operating costs, maximize energy recovery and improve emissions, which is exactly what the highly efficient MECS® MAX3™ single absorption sulfuric acid plant process sets out to do.
The proprietary MECS® MAX3™ sulfuric acid plant technology simplifies the conventional sulfuric acid plant flow scheme by combining a single absorption Heat Recovery System (HRS™) plant with MECS® SolvR® regenerative SO2 scrubbing technology, thereby eliminating equipment, cutting costs and increasing efficiency. SolvR® regenerative SO2 scrubbing technology utilizes the same principles as MECS®’ proven ClausMaster™ technology, but with an improved solvent that reduces cost and increases efficiency. In this way, sulfuric acid plants not only save on water consumption, time and money, but can also recover more energy while achieving best-in-class emission levels.
The different commonly available sulfuric acid plant designs all have their own relative merits and drawbacks. The revolutionary differences and benefits offered by a fully integrated single absorption MAX3™ flow scheme are clearly shown in the :