Category Archives: Customer Case Study

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF) are a class of nanomaterials with high surface areas and porous structures that offer potential advantages for a variety of applications including hydrogen storage, water purification, and wound healing. Despite their promise, MOFs have not achieved widespread use due to a lack of large-scale manufacturing synthesis processes. Researchers in the Mechanical Read More

Landfills across the world are filled with organic materials that release a mixture of gases as they decompose. This landfill gas (LFG) is roughly equal parts carbon dioxide and methane plus a few minor components. In years past, LFG was often released to the atmosphere or burned off using a flare system. If the LFG Read More

A new Equilibar customer case study focuses on exciting work that researchers are doing at the Precision Laser Diagnostics Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. Under the direction of Dr. Greg Rieker, the lab uses sensors based on laser absorption spectroscopy to determine temperature, pressure, flow velocity, and concentration of gases. The sensors are Read More

In recent months, engineers at Equilibar have noticed an increase in inquiries for electrolysis applications. There could be many reasons for this trend, but one of the most likely is that renewable energy and decarbonization efforts continue to grow at a fast pace, and many of these initiatives involve electrolysis. In simple terms, water electrolysis Read More

An intriguing case study focusing on a novel method of level control was published in the September 2021 issue of Process Instrumentation Magazine. Co-authored by Jeff Jennings of Equilibar and Armand Bergsma of Pressure Control Solutions, the article explains how direct-sealing diaphragm back pressure regulators can address multiple challenges that high throughput applications often encounter.  Read More

Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) refers to technologies that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by catching and containing the CO2 created by fossil fuel combustion before it is released to the atmosphere. These technologies have the potential to mitigate climate change by reducing the negative environmental effects of burning fossil fuels. According to the Climate Read More

A recently published case study highlights Equilibar’s role in clean energy research, a field gaining urgency as countries around the world work to reduce the environmental impact of carbon fuels, with some new regulations going into effect this month. In the oil and gas industry, removing impurities from petroleum fuels is an important way to Read More

For space exploration, the ability to generate enough oxygen for crew members is of primary importance. On board the International Space Station, an Oxygen Generator Assembly uses flow cell electrolysis to make oxygen from water using a flowing water electrolyzer. Flow cell electrolysis is a common way to facilitate a continuous electrochemical reaction while separating Read More

Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is used throughout the chemical industry as an environmentally friendly oxidizing agent. Unfortunately, the most common method for its production requires significant energy consumption and also generates waste. Direct Synthesis is a newer process being explored to produce hydrogen peroxide more sustainably and economically. Dr. Weifeng Tu and his team are researching Read More

Equilibar has published a new case study that focuses on supercritical water gasification research that is being conducted by Brian Pinkard, a PhD student in the Novosselov Research Group at the University of Washington. Supercritical water gasification is an emerging technology that is useful for multiple environmental efforts. When water becomes supercritical at extremely high Read More