Hydrogen Generation

Why is it better to switch to on-site hydrogen generation?

The power plants and lab practitioners require safe and cost-effective carrier gas they can rely on. In the past, helium was widely used for this purpose. However, gas chromatography (GC) carrier gas supplies are decreasing lately, and this is forcing customers to pay more and take higher risks of missed deliveries.

As the customers look for a more consistent, reliable and less expensive solution other than helium, the one available option is hydrogen. This is the only carrier gas that can provide higher reliability and faster results at a considerably lower cost.

Hydrogen generators that work on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) water electrolysis technology are capable of producing a safe and endless supply of pure hydrogen at a fraction of the price of delivering helium gas.

Hydrogen gas carriers are capable of delivering the fastest GC results. The van Deemter equation that is used for predicting the maximum speed at which there will be the least discrepancy per unit column length reveals that hydrogen’s flow rate can be more than that of helium.

All hydrogen options are not treated as equal, and labs that use hydrogen gas cylinders often face the challenge of storing potentially explosive items. This may further add up to the cost of complying with the strict safety standards.

The generators are best suited for companies or laboratories that need multiple carrier gas systems to serve different purposes. Using gas cylinders in order to support the multiple systems come with a lot of challenges, specifically when the cylinders are shared throughout the different departments. Hydrogen generators, on the other hand, work as gas servers using a single generator to power various systems.

When you use on-site hydrogen gas generators, the resulting gas is 99.9999 percent pure. Hence it delivers superior results!

Why is Hydrogen Needed in Power Plants?

Hydrogen is known to have amazing cooling properties, and this feature comes into use in electric generators. To maintain optimal pressure and gas purity, the power plants need to ensure operational safety, efficiency and equipment reliability. The hydrogen generator features a completely automated design with full power solutions that use PEM technology to produce high-quality hydrogen. The pure hydrogen thus produced helps in maximizing the generator capacity, improves generator lifespan and brings down the operational costs at power plants across the world.