| VANCOUVER,
BRITISH COLUMBIA--QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX:QAR -AIM:QAR) announced
today that one of its H-3200 hydrogen purifiers will be included in a synthetic
fuels plant located near Denver, Colorado.
The plant,
or Product Development Unit ("PDU"), is currently being constructed by
Rentech, Inc., a leading developer of technologies and projects that transform
under-utilized energy resources into clean alternative transportation fuels.
The PDU will provide finished product to end users for testing purposes
as well as being a training facility for Rentech's patented and proprietary
process. The plant will produce approximately 10 barrels per day of ultra-clean
transportation fuels from coal.
Jonathan Wilkinson,
President and CEO of QuestAir said that QuestAir's H-3200 pressure swing
adsorption ("PSA") system will purify hydrogen for use in the upgrading
of liquid fuels in the coal-to-liquids plant.
"We are extremely
pleased to be working with Rentech on this project, which we believe is
the first fully integrated coal-to-liquids facility in the US," said Wilkinson.
"This technology has the potential to convert large under-utilized resources
including coal, into clean burning transportation fuels to supplement dwindling
and ever more expensive supplies of conventional oil. We are excited by
the potential growth opportunity that the emerging synthetic fuels market
offers for our proprietary hydrogen purification technology."
About QuestAir
H-3200
QuestAir's
H-3200 purifies hydrogen-containing gas streams to high purity hydrogen
for use in industrial processes, on-site hydrogen plants and hydrogen fueling
stations. The H-3200's optimized Pressure Swing Adsorption ("PSA") process
and proprietary rotary valve technology deliver higher efficiency than
conventional PSA systems in a more compact, cost effective package. Since
the product launch in 2003, QuestAir has sold more than 30 H-3200 systems
to customers in Europe, Japan and North America.
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