Air Liquide America to supply nitrogen to KFX Fuel Partners L.P. with its largest nitrogen membrane unit to date.HOUSTON--(BW)--Nov. 7, 1996--Air Liquid America Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a long-term contract by KFX KFX - The kernel language of FX-87. ["Polymorphic Effect Systems", J.M. Lucassen et al, Proc 15th Ann ACM Conf POPL, ACM 1988, pp.47-57]. Fuel Partners, L.P. to supply on-site nitrogen to its coal processing plant near Gillette, Wyo. with its largest FLOXAL(R) nitrogen membrane system to date. This unit, which will be operational this month, will supply nitrogen as an integral part of KFX's patented K-Fuel process. Located in Wyoming's Powder River Basin The Powder River Basin is a region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming about 120 miles east to west and 200 miles north to south known for its coal deposits. It is both a topographic drainage and geologic structural basin. , the KFX plant uses high pressure and temperature to "cook" high-moisture, low-energy sub-bituminous and lignite lignite (lĭg`nīt) or brown coal, carbonaceous fuel intermediate between coal and peat, brown or yellowish in color and woody in texture. coal. This produces a low-moisture, high-energy product for electric utility companies. "The stringent demands of this project demonstrate Air Liquide America's continued commitment to innovative applications of its products and services," said Chris Knowles, Region Manager, Rocky Mountain Region The Rocky Mountain Region is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in western North America (Canada and the United States) delineated by Armen Takhtajan and Robert F. Thorne. . "By providing FLOXAL on-site nitrogen services with a liquid backup system and reliable technical service to the KFX plant's remote location, Air Liquide America became KFX's preferred partner through creative solutions." "Air Liquide's membrane technology allows for the economical production of on-site gas at the purity the customer requires," continues Marc Paffhausen, the sales engineer responsible for the account. "Eliminating the need for frequent liquid deliveries is especially important in remote locations where nitrogen is a critical part of their process." Air Liquide America is part of the Air Liquide Group, the world's largest industrial gas organization. It specializes in industrial gases such as cryogenic and non-cryogenic oxygen and nitrogen, as well as carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. , argon argon (är`gŏn) [Gr.,=inert], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ar; at. no. 18; at. wt. 39.948; m.p. −189.2°C;; b.p. −185.7°C;; density 1.784 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. , acetylene acetylene (əsĕt`əlēn') or ethyne (ĕth`īn), HC≡CH, a colorless gas. It melts at −80.8°C; and boils at −84.0°C;. , hydrogen, carbon monoxide, helium, ozone and a full line of specialty and medical gases, and associated services. Air Liquide also supplies cogenerated electricity and steam to select industrial customers. Air Liquide provides innovative solutions to improve the industrial performance of its customers and help them protect the environment. Air Liquide employs more than 26,000 people, working in 125 subsidiaries in more than 60 countries. In 1995, it posted sales of $6.4 billion (US dollars). CONTACT: Air Liquide America Corp., Houston Linda Krupps, 713/624-8051 |
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