Industry knowledge

• Air time: ASU developments are changing

  Air separation units (ASUs) are at the heart of the industrial gases business. Towering structures with clean lines and vast lengths of piping, these mega-facilities are synonymous with the image of the industry, just like the cryogenic tankers that ship the gases produced.Oxygen, nitrogen, and argo

  Industry knowledge February 20, 2023
• Majority of companies planning investments in natural gas or LNG

  The majority of energy and industrial companies are making or planning to make investments in natural gas or liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to the Baker Hughes Energy Transition Pulse 2023 report.It found over half of 500 senior executives (57%) in energy and hard-to-abate industries across

  Industry knowledge January 28, 2023
• Advantages of argon and carbon dioxide mixtures in the welding process

  The large amount of spatter generated during industrial welding is due to the use of carbon dioxide gas for shielded welding, and the emergence of argon and carbon dioxide mixed gas (referred to as argon gas) shielded welding solves this problem. Compared with pure carbon dioxide gas shielded weldin

  Industry knowledge December 02, 2022
• The role of liquid oxygen in sewage treatment

  First, the role of aeration grit tank (1) Working principle of aerated grit tank: The aerated grit tank is due to aeration, which produces a swirl on the cross-section of the grit tank, and the water flow in the entire grit tank produces a spiral flow form. Inorganic sand grains are caused by cent

  Industry knowledge November 28, 2022
• The difference between high-purity gas oxygen and medical oxygen

  High purity oxygen As the name suggests, the purity is very high, there is 99.999% high-purity oxygen, and 99.9999% ultra-high-purity oxygen, many customers often think that high-purity oxygen is medical oxygen without knowing it.Most of the high-purity gas oxygen is manufactured separately fr

  Industry knowledge November 25, 2022
• UK will lead the global green technology deployment agreement

  Speaking at the COP27 negotiations in Egypt, UK Business Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the UK will invest over £65m to speed up the development of new green technologies.The investment builds on the legacy of COP26 in Glasgow, where the UK founded the Breakthrough Agenda – a coalition formed

  Industry knowledge November 15, 2022
• Denmark supports clean shipping with new biogas plant

  A liquefied biogas (LBG) plant to be built in Denmark will allow ships to bunker clean fuel directly from dock, enabling the shipping industry to reduce emissions and increase refuelling efficiency.Having recently started construction on the new facility, Nordliq plans to begin supplying LBG to both

  Industry knowledge November 08, 2022
• Renewables and electric growth stem CO2 emissions

  Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion are expected to grow by just under 1% this year, only a small fraction of their increase last year, as a strong expansion of renewables and electric vehicles prevents a much sharper rise, according to the IEA.New analysis of data from

  Industry knowledge October 27, 2022
• Waste-to-hydrogen to play ‘major role’ in circular economy of the future

  With the adoption of decarbonisation, decentralisation, and digitisation – also known as the three D’s – global industry is entering a period of energy transition, where conventional fossil-fuel-based sources are gradually being replaced by sustainable, renewable alternatives, driving forward, and r

  Industry knowledge October 08, 2022
• UK CO2 shortage concerns erupt as Billingham halts ammonia production

  CF Fertilisers UK – a subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, Inc – that it will temporarily halt ammonia production at the Billingham Complex due to ‘market conditions.’Despite ceasing production, the company plans to harness the site’s ammonia import capability to continue to run its ammonium nitrat

  Industry knowledge September 27, 2022