CrystaSulf effectively manages variability in gas stream compositions, including the presence of heavy hydrocarbons or BTEX, due to its resilient design. The process maintains efficient H2S conversion to elemental sulfur without the typical issues faced by aqueous systems. This robustness against variable compositions ensures consistent performance and reduces the risk of foaming, plugging, or operational instability. The process’s adaptability allows it to handle challenging gas streams while maintaining high conversion rates and low treatment costs .

CrystaSulf achieves flexibility in sulfur removal by using a solution with high solubility for elemental sulfur, eliminating the need for additional sulfur settling additives or surfactants. This prevents common issues like foaming and plugging. The process can easily control H2S removal due to the solution's buffering capacity; changes occur slowly and predictably, allowing for steady monitoring and adjustment. This correlates directly with efficient removal rates, ensuring the treatment process remains stable and responsive to varying conditions .

URS's extensive industry experience, spanning nearly 50 years in sulfur removal and recovery, plays a crucial role in supporting client success by providing tailored solutions that meet specific project requirements. Their expertise helps clients optimize performance across various aspects, including engineering design, project management, and execution in complex environments. URS's ability to offer comprehensive services from planning to decommissioning, combined with a deep understanding of market dynamics and technical advancements, ensures that clients achieve operational efficiency and project reliability. The 85-year participation in the global oil, gas, and chemical industries further emphasizes URS's capacity to deliver successful outcomes .

URS's competitive advantages in engineering and construction services stem from its ability to handle projects of varying complexities, from small purpose-fit units to large-scale processing plants. Their extensive experience across a wide array of challenging gas compositions and technical expertise allows for executing projects in diverse environments, including remote locations like deserts and arctic regions. URS employs both stick-built and modular construction methods, adapting to client-specific design parameters. Furthermore, URS's comprehensive offering includes program management, systems engineering, construction management, and decommissioning services, with a consistent ranking among the top design firms by Engineering News-Record .

The CrystaSulf system's standardized and modular design allows for vertical placement to minimize the footprint, making it ideal for retrofitting in congested plants where space is limited. This design ensures easy access to equipment due to a low-profile structure. The expedited project schedule for engineering, procurement, and construction facilitates faster implementation, leveraging readily available equipment and minimizing downtime during setup .

URS emphasizes environmental, safety, and health considerations as core values in its operations. Safety is ingrained in their culture, evidenced by being named the 'Nation’s Safest Construction Company' by the Associated General Contractors of America. URS also boasts a high number of 'Safety Trained Supervisors' nationwide and was the first engineering and construction company to form an alliance with OSHA. Their 'Execution with Certainty' approach includes policies and procedures ensuring best practices, guided by Construction Industry Institute standards, and focuses on minimizing environmental impact and ensuring worker safety throughout project execution .

The economic efficiency of the CrystaSulf process in treating high-CO2 gas streams is driven by its low overall treatment cost and minimal maintenance requirements. The process can efficiently handle H2S conversion to elemental sulfur due to high solubility in the CrystaSulf solution, eliminating solids circulation and reducing pumping costs. Additionally, the modular design and standard equipment use contribute to lower capital investments and expedited project timelines, further enhancing economic viability in high-CO2 environments .

URS ensures project execution standards are aligned with high management, ethics, and safety standards through its 'Execution with Certainty' framework. This includes the implementation of Project Execution Procedures (PEP) that guide project teams in applying best practices from the Construction Industry Institute. URS monitors and controls every project to meet parameters, scheduling requirements, and reporting obligations, ensuring consistent delivery according to client and company standards. The focus on business management, ethical practices, and robust safety measures drives URS's commitment to excellence and reliability .

URS's broad-based expertise, with approximately 47,000 employees across major global cities, enables effective management of international projects through localized knowledge and resource availability. This extensive network helps URS to align closely with federal, state, and local government agencies, along with Fortune 500 companies, ensuring compliance with local regulations and standards. The diverse expertise, encompassing all engineering disciplines, project management, and safety protocols, supports the seamless execution of complex projects and fosters innovation and efficiency in project delivery on a global scale .

The CrystaSulf process uses SO2 as an oxidant to convert inlet hydrogen sulfide (H2S) into elemental sulfur through a modified liquid-phase Claus reaction. Elemental sulfur is soluble in the CrystaSulf solution, which prevents the problems associated with circulating solids in high-pressure equipment. This process is advantageous because it overcomes the high operating costs of traditional H2S scavenging chemicals, avoids the capital intensity of amine/Claus units, and operates without the pumping issues typical of aqueous-iron systems. The process is also more economical in terms of maintenance due to its solids-free nature, its adaptability to high-pressure streams, and lower overall treatment costs, especially in high-CO2 applications .