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Main Product
Water
Segment
Utilities
Main-Family
Water & Sewer
Sub-Family
Water
Physical State

Liquid

Product
Sour Water
Abbreviation
H2O
Production
Production Production  

Description

Sour water originates from sour water strippers, common in gas processing facilities, sulfur recovery units, wellhead facilities, and refinery applications. There are a variety of impurities found in this associated water, such as oil and grease, suspended solids, BTEX/VOCs, as well as sulfur and ammonia (NH3). The contaminants for refinery streams may contain the acidic components hydrogen sulfide (H2S), hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and phenol (PhOH) as well as the basic component ammonia, oil & grease, and others.

Reference: Bryan Research & Engineering, LLC, Luke Addington et al., 4th Oct 2011, Sour Water: Where it comes from and how to handle it.

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Sour Water Stripping Process https://www.alfalaval.com/en-BZ/industries/energy-and-utilities/crude-oil-refinery/treatment-processing/sour-water-stripping/
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  UserPic Sour water description updated 4/13/2025
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Specific Gravity
1.00
Crude Data
API Gravity
10
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Modified by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 4/13/2025 11:12 AM
Added by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 9/28/2021 5:47 PM