Gaseous hydrogen has long been a challenge for mankind, though the gas has enormous potential for its harnessing by man. Who can forget the Hindenburg disaster with the loss of 35 lives in 1937, or...
While not quite as dramatic as Hollywood movies such as ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ or ‘I, Robot’, make no mistake that the robot age is coming and it’s coming fast — especially in...
The climate change debate has never been more poignant than in today’s society. The deal struck at the landmark Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) in December 2015 saw 195 countries adopt the first-ever universal, legally...
The US industrial gas (IG) business has a unique multi-tiered supply channel made up of producers, distributors, and customers/markets. Gas producers are large, publicly held companies with national market penetration.
Across the country in early October, scientists and engineers have been celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. Aptly chosen to represent the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008), National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was...
Acetylene is one of the most dangerous flammable gases. Because of its molecular triple carbon bond it inherently has a great deal of stored energy able to be released either in a controlled process, such...
As we near the end of 2016, we look back on another volatile year for rare gases. In my previous rare gases market review (gasworld.com/2009662.article), we reported that neon (Ne) was in a very critical...
The Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) commenced its 2016 Annual Convention at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui, Hawaii on 25 September, with around 420 delegates from across the US in attendance and around...
Twenty years ago, the vast majority of bulk medical gas systems (BMGS) were installed at large hospitals. It was a simplistic supply chain as these systems received product shipments directly from the air separation unit...
Oxygen is one of the most important, life-saving gases used in medicine today. It has been used in medicine since the 1800s and has come a long way in terms of application and delivery systems....
