DILO Lowers Your Carbon Footprint with Gas Reconditioning

SF6 is an effective and critical gas used in the electrical utility sector, but are you aware that reconditioned SF6 gas is just as reliable as virgin gas and better for the environment?  Virgin SF6 is not manufactured in the USA, it is made overseas in Asia and Europe.  Being a greenhouse gas, SF6 lingers in our atmosphere 3,200 years once it is released. DILO reconditions gas in the USA, which can help improve delivery to utilities while reducing the industry’s carbon footprint by reconditioning and not admitting new sources of virgin gas onto the electric grid.

An additional advantage for sourcing reconditioned SF6 is cost savings. Virgin gas is typically sold at a premium and guarantees a greater than 99.99 percent purity rating. What many users do not realize is that technology is currently available that can separate by-products and air from tainted SF6. The filtration process makes it possible for used SF6 to reach federal and international standards for tech grade gas, all at a lower cost. This cost savings does not compromise quality. Whether your SF6 supply is restocked with greater than 99.9 percent or 5/9 gas (99.999 percent), the result is the same: a circuit breaker filled with a reliable product that requires minimal maintenance (provided best handling techniques are practiced).

Turn contaminated gas into a usable product.  Over time, SF6 gas used in GIE is often contaminated with air, nitrogen and/or tetrafluoromethane (CF4) due to leaks, inadequate evacuation, or incorrect gas handling. DILO Direct can recondition your contaminated SF6 gas to exceed IEEE and IEC standards. With one call, DILO Direct will make all necessary arrangements to have the gas picked up, reconditioned, and returned to your site in a like-new condition.

We inspect every cylinder and guarantee our reconditioned gas tobe:

>99% SF6 purity

<99.5 ppmV (-41.5⸰ dew point) moisture content

Zero by-products

Our customers benefit from the preparation of SF6 gas by:

·     Reduced costs for SF6 disposal

·     Minimized costs for new SF6 gas

·     Emission-free preparation of gas

·     Lowered carbon footprint through reuse of SF6 gas

Please reach out to your local DILO rep today to get details on our reconditioned gas service, we will be happy to assist in the process.  In OK, KS, MO,IA, NE, and IL – CBM is the rep, and we would be happy to assist.  If you are not sure who to contact, please call our office at (816) 353-6011 for assistance.