Sour Water Stripper

Sour Water Stripper

Makes sour water useful by extarcting ammonia and sulfur. Sulfur can be turned into acid and used for instance in the production of copper.

Construction	40
Workers	10
Electricity	160 KW
Maintenance	4.0 / 60
Footprint	5x9*
Required Research	Sulfur Processing
Boost by Unity	Available
Designation	Crude Oil Refining

The Sour Water Stripper is the primary machine for processing Sour Water by-products created during the petrochemical refining chain. It is also the primary source of Sulfur for most factories. Additional sources of Sulfur include the Exhaust Scrubber and the Sulfur Mine.

Comparison of Pollution

Pollution per 36 / 60 of Sour Water at version 0.5.2

Way of disposing	Air Pollution	Water Pollution	Health
Dump Sour Water without stripping	-	72	-7.2
Strip Sour Water and ... Burn Ammonia via Flare Convert Sulfur to Acid and dump it	6	144	-14.7
Strip Sour Water and ... Burn Ammonia via Flare Burn Sulfur via Burner (Solid)	54	-	-2.7
Strip Sour Water and ... Burn Ammonia via Flare Convert Sulfur to Slag and dump it	6	-	-0.3

Recipes

Below are all the recipes, which this building is capable of producing. Note, that some of them may be locked behind Research, and not immediately available in your game.

12

36

1

3

20 

60 

4

12

3

9

7

21