SULFUR IS TRANSPORTED THROUGH A PIPELINE

Sulfur is transported through a pipeline by forming a slurry of at least 10% by vol of molten sulfur in a liquid petroleum carrier which is more viscous liquefied petroleum gas, adding a volatilizable C5 or lower hydrocarbon, flashing off at least a portion of the hydrocarbon to cool the hot slurry, and injecting the cooled slurry into a pipeline. Preferably, the carrier is a petroleum distillate or condensate and/or crude to which has been added a small amount of a surfactant naturally present in crude oil.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • U.S. Patent Classification No. C1.302/66.
• Corporate Authors:

  Shell Oil Company

  50 West 50th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10020
• Authors:
  • Cheney, H A
  • June, R K
  • Kuhre, C J
• Publication Date: 1970-12-15

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pipeline transportation; Slurry; Sulfur pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline economics; Slurries
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056343
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM