Patent ID: 7927577

Claim:
A method of collecting individual rundown streams of produced sulfur as from the sulfur condensers of a typical Claus sulfur recovery unit, the method comprising: pumping a liquid sulfur recycle stream from a sulfur collection vessel; directing each of the rundown streams of produced sulfur to one or more jet pumps or eductors via a sulfur trap or liquid sulfur seal; and conveying the collective discharge streams from the one or more jet pumps or eductors by a common conduit to the sulfur collection vessel; wherein the liquid sulfur recycle stream serves as the motive fluid to a jet pump or eductor which serves to boost the pressure of the rundown stream from a conventional liquid seal or trap, the sulfur collection vessel is operated at a positive pressure with a blanket atmosphere of process gas capable of being safely vented to a process, and wherein the collection vessel and/or collection piping is located above ground.