Gas Technology Products LLC Announces the Sale of LO-CAT® Hydrogen Sulfide Oxidation Treatment Plant to Pollution Control Financing Authority

Schaumburg, Ill., August 2005—The LO-CAT® Hydrogen Sulfide Oxidation Treatment Plant has been purchased by the Pollution Control Financing Authority of Warren County to remove hydrogen sulfide from landfill gas at the Warren County Landfill in Oxford, New Jersey. Scheduled for start-up in December 2005, this LO-CAT unit will treat 2,175 scfm of landfill gas with a maximum of 8,500 ppmv hydrogen sulfide.

The Pollution Control Financing Authority of Warren County will receive performance guarantees from Gas Technology Products which include sulfur removal capacity of 1 ton per day, hydrogen sulfide removal efficiency of 98%, and a chemical operating cost cap.

Gas Technology Products, a member of the Merichem family of companies, has more than 27 years of H2S removal experience and offers a complete portfolio of H2S removal processes, systems and products to fit a wide range of applications. Additional information is available at www.gtp-merichem.com

The Merichem family of companies provides a diversified portfolio of products and services including naphthenic acids, copper naphthenate, sodium hydrosulfide, and process technology to the chemical, refining, and pulp and paper industries worldwide. 

Company Contact:
William Rouleau
Phone: 847-285-3865
Fax: 847-285-3888/3889
wrouleau@merichem.com

Agency Contact:
Joyce Marcus
Phone: 847-459-6600 x14
Fax: 847-459-8948
jmarcus@marcusinc.com