Commission A2:  Liquefaction & Separation of Gases

• Cryogenic process plants technology and control
    - Process plant balance and control
    - Heat transfer, heat exchangers, distillation, adsorption,
    - purification of air or gas for liquefaction
  
  
•  Cryogenic plant and distribution equipment
    - Cryogenic storage and mobile tanks
    - Cryogenic materials
    - Strength calculation  
    - Machines new designs (compressors, turbines, pumps)
    - Valves and instrumentation
    - Cryogenic insulation systems
  
  
• Liquid helium and helium resources
    - Helium liquefaction systems
    - Liquid helium in superconductivity
    - Helium resources and economical use of helium
  
  
• Air separation
    - Air separation and liquefaction plants
    - Non-cryogenic air separation processes

• CO₂ sequestration
    - Capturing CO2 from foam gases or air and liquefaction
    - LCO2 distribution and storage
    - Terrestrial and geological sequestration
  
• LNG & LBG for transportation and energy diversification
    - Lliquefaction of natural gas and biogas
    - LNG bunkering of ships
    - LNG/LCNG as a fuel for trucks, rail
    - LNG terminals and onshore distribution

• Cryogenic energy storage
    - Gas expansion machines
    - Energy storage for renewable sources of energy
    - Use of liquid air or liquid nitrogen

• LH2 for transportation, energy storage and application
    - Hydrogen liquefaction
    - Liquid hydrogen as a fuel for road and ship transport
    - Storage and transport of Liquid Hydrogen
    - Liquid hydrogen infrastructure
    - Safety aspects of liquid hydrogen storage

• Liquid nitrogen as refrigerant
    - Liquid nitrogen cooling system for food transport

• Rare gases
    - Rare gases extraction
    - Enrichment of rare gases concentrates
    - Application of rare gases