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The Stretford process was developed during the late 1950s to remove hydrogen sulfide -LRB- H2S -RRB- from town gas .. hydrogen sulfide. hydrogen sulfide. town gas. town gas. Stretford. Stretford. It was the first liquid phase , oxidation process for converting H2S into sulfur to gain widespread commercial acceptance .. Developed by Tom Nicklin of the North Western Gas Board -LRB- NWGB -RRB- and the Clayton Aniline Company , in Manchester , England , the name of the process was derived from the location of the NWGB 's laboratories , in Stretford .. North Western Gas Board. North Western Gas Board. Clayton Aniline Company. Clayton Aniline Company. Manchester. Greater Manchester. Stretford. Stretford. The process uses reduction-oxidation -LRB- redox -RRB- chemistry to oxidise the H2S into elemental sulfur , in an alkaline solution containing vanadium as an oxygen carrier .. redox. redox. vanadium. vanadium. The process earned the NWGB a Queen 's Award to Industry in 1968 .. Although it was used in the gas industry for only a relatively short time , the process was licensed by the NWGB and used successfully in a variety of industries worldwide .. At the height of its popularity during the 1970s there were more a dozen companies offering the Stretford technology .. Stretford. Stretford. By 1987 about 170 Stretford plants had been built worldwide , and more than 100 were still operating in 1992 , capable of removing 400,000 tons of sulfur per year .. Stretford. Stretford. The first USA plant was commissioned in 1971 at Long Beach , California , to process the gas from offshore oil wells .