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gas is typically used as the primary fuel input to the hydrogen-generating reforming process or
other fuel, making it a very efficient, integrated process.
Xebec’s H2X solutions represented approximately 9% of the Company’s revenues for the
year ended December 31, 2010 and 9.6% for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Helium
SGX Solutions - Helium Purification Systems
Helium, a scarce non-renewable gas, is used in the production of fiber-optic equipment
and semiconductors. Other industrial uses of helium include optoelectronics, laser welding, cold
gas spraying, chemical processing and leak detection.
Rising demand and declining reserves of helium have led to dramatic increases in the
price of helium, intensifying the market for helium recovery systems. Helium recovery is used
when the gas is required for, but not used up in an industrial process or system. In the production
of optical fiber, the cooling rate and the quality of the product can be dramatically impacted if a
less-than-effective helium recovery system is used.
With today's high helium prices, the XEBEC He-3200 is an attractive product since this
compact, economical system efficiently recovers high-purity helium from contaminated off-gas
streams. Fully skid-mounted and configurable for a range of sizes and market applications, the
He-3200 is easily installed in almost any setting, offering a quick payback and ongoing returns.
The XEBEC He-3200 is based on the Company's H-3200 product platform, modified to
remove impurities from helium. The He-3200 combines patented rotary valve technology and
conventional beaded adsorbents with an optimized process cycle to deliver higher recovery
performance than conventional systems. The XEBEC He-3200 requires only one-quarter of the
space of conventional systems and, with only two valves, is simpler to operate. The He-3200
provides a compact, economical solution for the recovery and recycling of helium in leak testing,
metals deposition processes and fiber-optic and semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
Gas Filtration and Separation
FSX Solutions - Filtration and Separation Equipment
Filtration products are required in most gas and compressed gas applications. Filters are
used, for example, to remove entrained liquid droplets or solid particulates such as dust from gas
streams. Xebec’s filtration solutions include compressed gas filters, high pressure filters,
stainless steel process filters, landfill and biogas filters, and replacement filter elements and
accessories. Typical applications of Xebec’s filtration solutions, which may take the form of
coalescing filters, particulate filters or water separators, include coalescing water and oil
removal, particulate removal and hydrocarbon vapour removal.
Xebec’s FSX solutions represented approximately 23% of the Company’s revenues for
the year ended December 31, 2010 and 16% for the year ended December 31, 2009.
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