Helium is used in many industries including medical, welding, high tech manufacturing, spacecraft, and retail balloons. A recent report in the Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) noted that one third of the world’s helium comes from the US Government Federal...
Admit it—when bottled water first hit the market you initially thought it was crazy. Your first reaction was probably, “Why pay for something that is virtually free?” Well that market exploded into the second largest segment of the...
According to a 2003 report by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US generates approximately 290 million scrap tires annually. Until recently, this large amount of waste has been disposed of in landfills or other types of tire piles....
Since Air Products (www.airproducts.com) first began locating its industrial gas facilities adjacent to its customers in the 1940s, the concept of “on-site” has typically been associated with bulk gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, or hydrogen. Now, however, for the first time,...
Have you noticed the increase in demand for nitrogen from your HVAC customers? You should have. As of January 1, 2010, HVAC manufacturers are no longer permitted to produce or import residential air conditioning units designed to use...
The production and use of fossil fuels constitutes an extremely important part of the global economy. Both oil and natural gas are integral to any country’s domestic energy policy. In fact, based on 2009 estimates, the US is, by far,...
Despite bumps in the economic landscape, demand for nitrogen has remained fairly steady in the US markets since our last report. In this article, we examine the sectors that have kept the nitrogen market relatively buoyant. Nitrogen production plants,...
CryoGas International recently attended a program on clean energy innovation held by the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition. The meeting showcased New England hydrogen generation and storage technologies. Proton Energy Systems (www.protonenergy.com), a global leader in hydrogen energy, was among...
Oxygen has played a key role in the treatment of drinking water and wastewater for over 40 years. The estimated current global consumption of oxygen in these applications is around 15,000 tons per day. In the US, about 20...
Drinking water requires the precise application of the oxygen molecule in several parts of a water treatment process train. On-site oxygen generators can be used for odor control applications and to generate ozone for disinfection or remediation. Oxygen also plays...
