For a century, the U.S. Government-owned the largest helium reserve in the country, but the biggest exporters now are in Russia, Qatar and Tanzania. With this new discovery, Minnesota could be joining that list.

“A dream. It’s perfect”: Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America::For a century, the U.S. Government-owned the largest helium reserve in the country, but the biggest exporters now are in Russia, Qatar and Tanzania. With this new discovery, Minnesota could be joining that list.

  • skillissuerEnglish
    14·
    10 个月前

    hydrogen is the easy one, because you can burn it off on catalytic bed, then pass through bed of 3A MS to trap water. done

    separating excess oxygen and nitrogen is easier and there’s already some nitrogen (as much as 50%) in crude helium