What specific upgrades did Air Products complete at its Allentown, Pennsylvania laboratory, and what is their primary purpose?

Air Products completed an upgrade of hydrogenation capacity at its Chemicals and Refining Process Laboratory located in the Allentown, Pennsylvania global headquarters campus. The upgrade includes three continuous downflow fixed-bed reactors and cold- and hot-phase high-pressure separators, enabling clients to conduct continuous hydrogenation testing under realistic commercial operating conditions—thereby improving prediction of product yield, purity, and scale-up behavior prior to commercial deployment.

Which industries does Air Products' upgraded hydrogenation laboratory serve, and what core technical services does it provide?

The laboratory serves clients in refining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and flavors & fragrances industries, and provides core services including continuous-flow hydrogenation, catalyst evaluation and screening, and process discovery and optimization.

Air Products Upgrades Hydrogenation Capacity in Pennsylvania

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Air Products has completed an upgrade to its hydrogenation capacity at its Allentown, PA campus, offering full-process technical support for refining, chemical, pharmaceutical, and flavor industries.

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