VOEST Linz

Acid Plant Database March 10, 2011

Owner	Voestalpine AG
Location	Linz Austria
Background	1938 - Iron and steelmaking plant as part of the defense industry of the National Socialist regime became Vereinigte Österreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke AG (VÖEST). 1945 - Founding of United Austrian Iron and Steelworks in Linz. In the same year it was renamed United Austrian Iron and Steelworks AG (VÖEST). 1946 - State ownership of VÖEST. 1973 - Company merged with ALPINE MONTAN AG (Leoben/Donawitz) to form VÖEST-ALPINE AG.
Website	www.voestalpine.com
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Gas Source	Hydrogen Sulphide (H₂S) in coke oven gas
Plant Capacity	20 MTPD
SA/DA	4 SA Inlet SO₂: ~2% Conversion: 99.5%
Emissions	SO₂: <500 mg/Nm³ (~4.5 kg/t)
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MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

* Coordinates can be used to locate plant on Google Earth


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