Present and Projected Uses for Hydrogen

Conversion of edible oils (from coconuts, cotton seed, fish, peanuts, soybeans, etc.) to fats, e.g., margarine Conversion of tallow and grease to animal feed (and soap) 

Production of nylons, pol5uirethanes, polyesters, polyolefins Cracking of used plastics to produce lighter molecules that can be recycled in new pol5uners 

Reductive atmosphere for production of iron, magnesium, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten 

Heat treatment of ferrous metals to improve ductility and machining quality, to relieve stress, to harden, to increase tensile strength, to change magnetic or electrical characteristics 

High-temperature cutting torches Reductive atmosphere for float-glass process Glass polishing 

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