Reuse of Liquid Sulphur in Fertiliser Manufacturing

Summary

Liquid sulphur from Star Petroleum Co Ltd and Raygon Refining Co Ltd is used as raw material in fertiliser production by National Fertiliser Co Ltd. Petroleum Co Ltd and Raygon Refining Co Ltd refine pure oil from crude oil and liquid sulphur is a by-product from this process.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Petroleum sector	Petroleum Co Ltd
Petroleum sector	Raygon Refining Co Ltd
Agricultural sector	National Fertiliser Co Ltd

Region

Map Ta Phut, Thailand.

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Potential cost savings in disposal of liquid sulphur for petroleum companies Potential savings in material purchase costs for fertiliser companies
Environment	Increased resource efficiency Landfill diversion
Social	Potential employment

Additional Comments

None.

References

• Thai German Eco-Efficiency Programme (2001) "Map Ta Phut - The economic and environmental status of the Map Ta Phut industrial estate", Thailand

Last Update

18 January 2007