The world’s demand for energy continues to increase. People depend on energy for fuels for transportation, electric power generation, manufacturing and commercial operations, domestic usage, and for many other applications. For this reason, it is important to be able to extract...
Application Modern landfills are monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations under 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63 (Federal Register/ Vol. 65, No. 201/Tuesday, October 17, 2000 /Rules and Regulations). PID Analyzers (hnu.com) has introduced its Model 108 Analyzer for...
Following a year of clear progress towards economic recovery in 2010, 2011 gave us pause as the recovery slowed globally and a climate of economic uncertainty developed, especially in the US and Europe.
Praxair, Inc. (praxair.com) and Midrex Technologies Inc. (midrex.com) have signed a strategic alliance agreement to develop and market new process technology for the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) with a variety of fuels such as coke oven gas. The new...
Large quantities of hydrogen are used by oil and gas refineries, basic and specialty chemical manufacturers, and food processors. As we have detailed in past reports, hydrogen demand has been steadily increasing in the petroleum sector, where low sulfur fuels...
Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. The company’s varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate...
The world’s hydrogen and fuel cell community will come together at the Sheraton Centre Toronto in Toronto, Canada from June 3–7, 2012, for the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 (WHEC2012). Canada is a pioneer in the research, development, and deployment of...
Discovered early in the twentieth century, argon was one of the first rare gases to find commercial application. Making up slightly less than one percent of air, argon is best known for the properties it lacks—color, odor, and taste—and for...
The world needs energy—and it will need a lot more of it as we move forward. This presents us with a daunting challenge. Economic development over the coming decades will most likely hinge on the ways we source and...
As the world moves toward a cleaner planet, mandates for the use of environmentally friendly chemicals and technologies have created shifts in gas demand in some markets and ushered in new and/or expanded market opportunities for industrial and specialty gases and...
