TIB Chemicals
Our Collaboration
In 2024, we secured TIB Chemicals in Mannheim as a new client and, as a technology supplier, supported the shutdown project at their sulfuric acid plant. Working in close collaboration with TIB’s management and our partners, we successfully completed the project.
Duration: 14months
Down time: 3 weeks
On-time delivery: 100%
HSE-Compliance: 0 Accidents
Modernization & Optimization of the
Sulfuric Acid Plant
Project Overview:
Dry Tower Refurbishment:
Hydraulic redesign and design optimization of the dry tower.
Manufacturing, delivery, and installation of the acid-resistant lined dry tower.
Partial replacement of the gas piping and sulfuric acid piping
Feedwater Tank Refurbishment:
Replacement of the feedwater tank in the steam system, including connections, insulation, and functional testing
Gas Piping Optimization:
Partial refurbishment of gas piping with improved material selection to enhance operational and plant safety
Replacement of sulfuric acid pumps:
Renewal of all H₂SO₄ pumps for the drying tower and absorption tower, designed for material and process safety—including partial renewal of the steel-enamel piping
Renewal of gas mixing chamber:
New gas mixing chamber on the fire-tube boiler as a replacement for the existing gas mixing chamber, including a new damper combination for temperature control of the process stream
Replacement of sulfuric acid piping (enameled steel):
Replacement of corrosion-prone H₂SO₄ pipes with enameled steel pipes, including support structures and sealing concept
Replacement of sulfuric acid catalyst:
Replacement of the mass contact catalyst to increase the efficiency of the SO₂ → SO₃ conversion and stabilize exhaust gas values
Trade coordination:
Manufacturing, delivery, and installation
Duration: 4weeks
On-time delivery: 100%
HSE-Compliance: 0 Accidents
Hydraulic Testing
Absorption Storms
Engineering Services:
Absorption towers: Development of computational models for 4 towers as a basis for fluid dynamics calculations
Calculation of tower hydraulics for the “Standard” and “Max” load cases for the respective tower geometry in the packed bed section, including determination of pressure losses.
Calculation of tower hydraulics for the standard and maximum load cases for the respective tower geometry in the packed bed section, including pressure loss determination.