意大利: Hydrogen for clean fuel

Most hydrogen is used in水力转换*和在fuel desulphurization生产的过程含硫含量较低的汽油和柴油。液化空气供应的氢气渗透到世界各地的炼油厂使炼油厂能够减少sulphur oxide（SOX）排放量大约700,000吨在2006年，这比一个国家在一年内像法国这样的国家排放的总SOX。

Over the past six years, Air Liquide has made plans to build 16 new large hydrogen production units worldwide and the Group has recently started up operations at its new production unit in Priolo Gargallo, Italy。这个新的单位位于Erg Med的炼油厂（ERG Group）内，容量为30,000nm³/小时，计划生产每年超过220万立方米纯氢。它将为下一个提供氢气15年to two refineries in Italy’s Augusta-Priolo petrochemicals district:Erg Med’srefinery andExxonMobil’s(Esso Italiana’s) refinery. The hydrogen will be used in the hydroconversion plant to reduce the amount of sulphur in the gasoline and diesel produced at these refineries. Air Liquide has invested approximately4500万欧元在this new unit.

Pierre Dufour, Executive Vice President in charge of the Large Industries World Business Line at Air Liquide，评论，“We are delighted to see this project come to fruition. Our hydrogen will allow our customers’ processes to run more efficiently, and help them live up to their environmental responsibilities. It is a shining example of Air Liquide’s commitment to sustainable development.“

*Hydro conversion consists of transforming, using hydrogen, long and unsaturated hydrocarbon molecules in shorter and saturated molecules which are more adapted to gasoline and diesel