Hydrogen in the US, and its Role in the Heat Treat/ Furnaces Industry

Hydrogen is the world’s most used chemical by volume. Hydrogen plays a key role in refining the liquid fuels that power the world, and in creating synthetic fertilisers that enable farmers to feed us. 90% of the hydrogen generated worldwide goes to these two uses. The remaining 10% of hydrogen produced is used as a processing aid in dozens of other industrial applications including chemical production, food processing, semiconductor fabrication, and metal thermal processing. Hydrogen is used primarily for its very powerful chemical reducing properties, which enable it to be used to create beneficial chemical reactions. Additionally, hydrogen is unique for its low density and extraordinarily high thermal conductivity for a gas.

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