Praxair to build new world scale hydrogen plant in Louisiana
DANBURY, Conn., – Praxair, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, has authorized the construction of a
Praxair will build, own and operate the steam methane reformer (SMR), which will have a capacity in excess of 170 million standard cubic feet per day of high-purity hydrogen. The new plant, which is planned to start up in 2021, will be one of the largest hydrogen production units in the U.S., along with the SMR recently announced by Praxair in Texas.
Linde Engineering has been selected to provide
“Praxair is committed to
Hydrogen is used by petroleum refiners to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel and other transportation fuels and by chemical companies to manufacture some critical intermediates and specialty chemicals. Demand for clean fuels continues to grow in order to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.
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