Feb 16 2010
Catacel Corporation, driving reaction system innovation with patented technologies, is the recipient of a 2010 NorTech Innovation Award in the Advanced Energy, Power & Propulsion category. Catacel was one of more than 40 nominees from Northeast Ohio's manufacturing, industrial, medical and innovation industries.
The annual NorTech awards honor the achievements of organizations whose groundbreaking developments are playing a critical role in establishing Northeast Ohio as a global nexus of technological innovation. The award to Catacel recognizes the Stackable Structural Reactor (SSR®), a catalyst-coated metal foil structure that enables the production of hydrogen gas with less consumption of fossil fuel and less greenhouse gas emission.
NorTech, in partnership with Crain's Cleveland Business, will recognize award winners during a dinner reception the evening of Wednesday, February 24, at La Centre in Westlake, Ohio. Event details are available at www.nortechinnovationawards.org.
SSR is a significant advancement in the production of hydrogen from natural gas. Many industrial manufacturing processes require hydrogen, particularly in the petrochemical, steel and food industries. Pure hydrogen is also the energy source required by most fuel cells. SSR can enable hydrogen plant operators to meet the increasing global demand for this essential gas while achieving favorable economic and environmental results.
"More than 70 million metric tons of hydrogen were produced globally in 2009," said Bill Whittenberger, founder and president, Catacel Corporation. "At the projected annual growth rate of 10%, the world's demand for hydrogen will border on 130 million metric tons by 2015. With widespread adoption, SSR could substantially reduce the quantities of natural gas, oil and coal that will be required to meet production."