SPARKS, Nev., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SulphCo, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SLPH), a leader in developing and marketing high-powered ultrasound technology and equipment for the petroleum industry, has appointed Ralf Klug project manager for Asian operations.

Klug will oversee the successful delivery and installation of the SulphCo Sonocracking(TM) ultrasound demonstration plant purchased earlier this year by OIL-SC, Ltd., based in Seoul, South Korea. SulphCo has developed the patented Sonocracking(TM) ultrasound process, which upgrades crude oil by increasing the distillate yield while at the same time reducing sulfur and nitrogen content, producing more usable oil per barrel of crude. The OIL-SC demonstration plant, SulphCo's first equipment sale, is expected to have a processing capacity of up to 2,000 bbl/day of crude oil.

Klug, who has joined the company as a consultant, brings to SulphCo 25 years of engineering experience with the installation, operation and maintenance of utility, gas and steam turbine facilities in Asia, Africa, North America and Canada. He spent the bulk of his career as a project engineer with Asea Brown Boveri. ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies for utility and industry customers.

"We are very pleased to have someone of Ralf's technical caliber and expertise working with OIL-SC to supervise the installation and operation of our Sonocracking(TM) plant," said Rudolf Gunnerman, chairman and CEO of SulphCo. "Ralf will spearhead the technical side as we continue to grow our operations in Asia."

In addition to the equipment sale, SulphCo has a marketing agreement with OIL-SC, Ltd. that provides OIL-SC the right to introduce SulphCo's ultrasound technology to refiners throughout the region.

"This is a very exciting time to be part of the SulphCo team, overseeing the execution of its ultrasound technology in the strategic Asian market," Klug said.