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TGTU meaning in oil and gas

Definition

Tail Gas Treatment Unit

TGTU means Tail Gas Treatment Unit. A unit attached to the effluent of a sulfur recovery unit which absorbs much of the unrecovered sulfur and sulfur compounds, and returns them to the front of the unit for reprocessing…

A unit attached to the effluent of a sulfur recovery unit which absorbs much of the unrecovered sulfur and sulfur compounds, and returns them to the front of the unit for reprocessing to increase the efficiency of recovery. A properly designed TGTU will enable the recovery of in excess of 99.9 percent of the sulfur sent to a sulfur recovery unit.

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