Products That Are Part of the Solution
From our leading position supplying hydrogen to refineries to make low-sulfur, cleaner burning fuels; to large-scale oxygen systems for solid fuel combustion and oil or clean coal gasification; to complete fueling infrastructure from supply to dispensing, we continue to invest in research and development (R&D) to develop products and processes that contribute to cleaner air and GHG mitigation. In 2018, over half of our total R&D budget of $65 million was spent on products and processes that reduce GHGs and address other sustainability issues. Our gases, equipment and applications expertise enable our customers in dozens of industries to improve sustainability performance by improving productivity, producing better quality products, reducing energy use and lowering emissions. Air Products estimates that the potential emissions avoided by industrial gas customers for these products and applications totaled 55 million metric tonnes of CO2e in 2018.
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Air Products’ oxy-fuel combustion technologies are used in energy-intensive applications like cement, metals and glass manufacturing to increase production, lower fuel costs, reduce emissions and optimize efficiency. |
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Halia®, our advanced oxidation technology improves fish health in aquaculture and improves water-treatment, reduces unwanted byproducts in drinking water, sludge, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from wastewater treatment plants.
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Hydrogen is used in refining heavier, sour crudes, increasing yields and reducing emissions for cleaner transportation fuels. Many industries such as electronics, foods, glass, chemicals, and more benefit from its unique properties to improve quality, optimize performance and reduce costs.
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SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station technology provides complete fueling infrastructure from supply to dispensing for fuel cell vehicles. Hydrogen fuel can be used in many different types of transportation, either with a fuel cell or in an internal combustion engine, to eliminate or significantly reduce emissions.
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Gasification technologies convert lower-value feedstocks into syngas that can be used to make higher-value products, such as substitute natural gas, power, steam, hydrogen, transportation fuels, fertilizers, chemicals and more. Gasification of coal is the cleanest of all coal-based electric power technologies and produces significantly lower levels of air emissions and solid waste than traditional, combustion-based power generating processes.
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Gases for Modified Air Packaging (MAP) and Freshline® solutions provide high-purity gases and equipment to extend the shelf life of food, improve the taste, reduce waste, and help to keep production cost down.
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Biogas membrane separators are used to produce methane from farm waste, manure, or municipal waste. The proprietary hollow fiber membranes purify the biomethane by removing unwanted elements from the biogas stream, so it can be used to generate heat and power.
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Helium enables magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and our high purity medical oxygen, nitrogen, and other medical gases help to sustain life. Helium is also valued as a gas for lifting, breathing, leak detection, and shielding, as its unique properties optimize performance and productivity, reduce labor cost, and improve safety.
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LNG Technology and Equipment enables economic transport of stranded energy sources around the globe. More LNG is produced using Air Products' mixed component refrigerant and liquefaction processes than any other processes in the world.
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