Solutions to the helium shortage for Gas Chromatography Applications
With only three sources producing 75% of the world’s helium supply, leading to multiple helium shortages in the last decade alone, many major industries are being affected - including gas chromatography research - and are now seeking solutions to the latest helium shortage crisis.
The worldwide demand for helium supply shows no signs of abating, and the helium shortage is, once again, posing a global threat. The helium shortage is anticipated to affect major industries across the globe.
The world’s helium supply could run out within a decade and plans for prevention of another helium shortage are in motion. Recycling of helium has been pushed forward as a tenable solution. However, the costs involved in programs for helium recycling have proven to be extremely expensive for a number of businesses relying on helium for their daily processes, and so the search for helium fields continues.
