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Home / Industries / Petroleum / Sulfur LoadingSulfur Loading
Sulfur is the 10th most abundant element in the universe. It accounts for almost 3 percent of our planet’s entire mass. Or to put it more contextually: If you combined all the sulfur that exists on Earth, you’d have enough to make two additional moons.
Sulfur used to create products like rubbers, detergents, fungicides, plastics and fertilizers — and the world’s most widely used chemical: sulfuric acid.Globally, about 70 million tons of sulfur are produced each year. The majority is produced by petroleum refineries and natural gas plants, which both generate sulfur as a by-product of regular operations. Sulfur’s large-scale production and increasing international need presents loading facilities with unique and complex challenges.
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View Full TextSulfur is most easily transported as a liquid, which means that before it goes anywhere, it must first be heated to its melting point of 239 degrees Fahrenheit. During its transit, liquid sulfur must be kept within a 43-degree range — between 266 degrees and 309 degrees Fahrenheit — in order for safe loading and unloading to occur. This extremely hot range poses a serious threat if not handled properly.
The physical properties of liquid sulfur can also endanger workers. When sulfur burns, it forms sulfur dioxide, a toxic gas that is fatal if inhaled. That’s why it’s critical to keep it under that 309-degree mark. Additionally, high concentrations of sulfuric vapor and water vapor can lead to deadly explosions, and liquid sulfur itself is highly flammable. Your facility’s equipment and crew need always to properly address these dangers.
Typical Loading System would comprise:
- Top Loading platform & canopy, with safety gates, access, egress, lighting, eyewash station, traffic bollards etc
- G4 Gangway and 4-rail cage – 36” wide to ease handling of the loading arm and aid access
- Consider extended gangway handrail and articulating outboard handrail
- Gangway – option for pneumatic versus manual – GX
- Option for tracking gangway or MaxRack (ultimate safety)
- Safety Shower & Eye Wash Station
- Grounding System
- Upper platform lighting
- Windsock
- Consider safety barriers, wheel chocks, and spill containment
- Loading arm support tower
- Loading arm consideration:
- Top inlet
- Carbon steel arm, jacket heated (steam or hot oil)
- 4”product line,3” vapor line(stainless hose), or parallel arm (ultimate)
- Option for powered operation
- Vapor recovery cone
- Hold-down device
- Vapour line pressure switch to avoid over-pressurization
- Endress & Hauser Nivotester Liquifant high-level probe
- Ball valve at high point for drainage
- PTFE/Chemraz seals
- Swivel joint bridge straps for electrical continuity
- Parking latch and sensor
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