Sulphur and emission solutions
Capability statement
Expertise in sulphur and emission solutions
Our sulphur and emission specialists have extensive experience providing complete single-source solutions – including greenfield, brownfield, expansion, and revamp projects – for the sulphur industry. We are a global leader in the design and construction of sulphur and sulphuric acid processing plants; our in-house capabilities include sustainable and renewable energy solutions, front-end environmental consulting, as well as revamp works that optimize operating facilities. We provide complete gas cleaning solutions for the pyrometallurgical and oil and gas industries.
Sulphur solutions across industries Emission expertise Process gas debottlenecking Fertilizers › Gas collection evaluation using empirical or › Sulphur burning acid plants › computational fluid dynamics (CFD) validation › Sulphate of potash plants › Design of gas, fume, and volatiles collection and › Sulphur and sulphuric acid handling systems gas cooling Minerals & Metallurgy › Tail gas scrubbing › Sulphur burning acid plants › Metallurgical acid plants › Heat recovery system (HRS) › Effluent water treatment IN THE LAST 50 YEARS ALONE, SNC-LAVALIN HAS DESIGNED Oil & Gas AND CONSTRUCTED OVER › Elemental sulphur management › Sulphur recovery units › Sulphur forming and handling 100 › Spent acid regeneration sulphuric acid plants AROUND THE WORLD Recent selected sulphur/emissions solutions projects
Umm Wu’al Sulphuric Acid Plant (SAP) Project, Saudi Arabia
Client: Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) Highlights of services provided Services: EPC › SNC-Lavalin, along with consortium members, was contracted to › A three-line 15,150 MTPD sulphur burning sulphuric acid plant, provide full engineering and execution services (basic and detail each rated at 5,050 MTPD on a 100% H₂SO₄ basis (world’s largest) engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, › One power plant using two steam turbine generators, each producing commissioning, training, and final acceptance testing). 76 megawatts of electricity from the steam generated in the sulphuric acid plants and auxiliary boiler › Associated infrastructure, utility facilities and tie-ins. Nadezhda Smelter Sulphur Recovery Project, Russia
Client: Norilsk Nickel Highlights of services provided Services: E › Preparation of Phase I detailed project design documentation › As part of Norilsk Nickel’s plans to decrease overall regional air for state body certification relating to systems for: effluent gas emissions by 75%, this two-phase project will significantly reduce cleaning, gas concentration, elemental sulphur transformation their nickel smelter emissions by capturing S02 and management, and associated associated infrastructure › Key challenges: remote region, cold weather climate, limited › Development of financing and development strategy. seasonal access. Baja Sulphur-Burning Sulphuric Acid Plant, Mexico
Client: Minera y Metalurgica del Boleo S.A. Highlights of services provided Services: EP, construction services, commissioning assistance › Achieved under-budget procurement and delivery for Client. Items › Greenfield sulphuric acid plant producing 2,400 Mtpd of acid included critical equipment, such as converter, strong acid towers, › Also in scope: 46 MW power plant powered by steam generated and heat recovery equipment from proprietary MECS-Dupont heat recovery system (HRS), › Provided construction supervision services for onsite fabrication and a water treatment facility to provide the plant with high of critical items, ensuring high quality installation within schedule. quality boiler feed water. SaskPower Sulphuric Acid Plant, Canada
Client: Saskatchewan Power Corporation Highlights of services provided Services: EP, construction services, commissioning assistance › Modular plant design minimized installation time and thus › Greenfield 60 Mtpd sulphuric acid plant treating the SO2 portion construction risk of the off-gas generated from carbon capture process › Plant was commissioned in 2014, meeting all required › Scope included a gas handling area with scrubbing and cooling emission levels. equipment.
Year Country Project Client Services
2018 Russia Nadezhda Smelter Sulphur Recovery Project Norilsk Nickel E
2018 Saudi Arabia Umm Wu’al Sulphuric Acid Plant & Power Plant Ma’aden EPC
2017 Jordan Aqaba Sulphuric Acid Revamps Jordan Phosphate Mines (JPMC) E 2016 Serbia RTB Bor Serbia Sulphuric Acid Plant and Flash Furnace Rudarsko Topionicarski Basen (RTR) EPC
2016 Canada Brunswick Smelter Gas Cleaning Flow Improvement Glencore Canada Corporation SS
2016 USA Weston 3 ReACT System Sulphuric Acid Plant Hamon USA EP, construction services
2015 Mexico Baja Sulphur-Burning Sulphuric Acid Plant Minera y Metalurgica del Boleo S.A. EP, construction services
2015 Jordan Eshidiya Sulphur Burning Sulphuric Acid Plant JIFCO EP, construction services
2014 Zambia Mufulira Sulphuric Acid Plant Mopani Copper Mines E
2014 Canada SaskPower Sulphuric Acid Plant Saskatchewan Power Corporation EP, construction services
2013 Russia Belorechensk Sulphuric Acid Plant Revamp Eurochem BMU E, construction services
2012 Canada Key Lake Saskatchewan Sulphuric Acid Plant Cameco Corporation EP, commissioning assistance 2011 Kazakhstan Sulphuric Acid Plant for a Copper Smelter KAZZINC EP, construction services
SS: Scoping Study / E: Engineering / P: Procurement / C: Construction