Environmental regulations mandating cleaner air have been implemented in many industrialized countries creating demand for cleaner fuels in the refinery market.
Government mandates that have reduced the maximum allowable sulfur content of motor fuels have necessitated the costly installation of additional hydrodesulfurization (HDS) capacity at many refinery locations.
OVERALL RESULTS Favored by the strong growth of the world economy, record high commodity prices, and healthy internal consumption, industrial gas company sales in Latin America grew at double digit rates in the first nine months of 2008. The financial...
There are a wide variety of hydrogen compressor and pump technologies in use today. Types of compressors include diaphragm, reciprocating piston, and centrifugal. Pumps for hydrogen applications consist of various kinds of positive displacement systems. Each compressor and...
In this issue, CryoGas International focuses on hydrogen, including uses, developments, markets, and players. To complement this topic, we interviewed Barney Rush, Chairman and CEO of H2Gen Innovations, located in Alexandria, Virginia. Started seven years ago, H2Gen Innovations focuses on...
Hydrogen can be produced from diverse domestic feedstocks using a variety of process technologies. Hydrogen-containing compounds such as fossil fuels, biomass or even water can be a source of hydrogen. Thermochemical processes can be used to produce hydrogen from biomass and from...
The worldwide economy realized real growth of 3.4 percent in 2007: in 2008 that same economy will only inch ahead by an estimated 1.6 percent. The collapse of the US housing market has sparked the single largest constraint to growth...
Skyrocketing energy prices, recent technological advances and a renewed interest in alternative energy sources have once again brought attention to photovoltaics (PV) or solar energy. Industrial gas producers are poised to capitalize on new manufacturing technologies, particularly thin film PV, which requires...
I had the pleasure of speaking at the GAWDA Eastern Zone regional meeting in October of 2008 at the Hampden Country Club in Hampden, Massachusetts. At this meeting I shared my thoughts on some of the potential impacts the current...
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy is a Pennsylvania not-for-profit, educational corporation organized by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP).
