Podcast | EP 36: Intro to Plasma – Chapter 3: It’s Lit: Chemistry of Collaboration

updated: 3/1/21 Added Online Communities & Collaborators

Hello Lightning Tamers!

In today’s podcast, I’ll be joined by Ben Orozco for Chapter 3 of the Intro to Plasma series in collaboration with GEEX, the Glass Education Exchange.

This series is an introduction for Glass Educators and Makers who are new to the process of Plasma, as well as an introduction to Percy and his thoughts and experiences on learning about Plasma.

We’ll be talking define plasma, discuss the mixture of gases and vapors, and get in depth about how to fill a vessel. Beyond the technical: another crucial component of plasma is the chemistry of collaboration. Percy and Ben note the differences between fabrication and collaboration, and offer advice on what to consider when working with the plasma community.

Show Notes

Music Credit:

Preview: Retro by ONE
Fundraiser: Serenity, produced by Riddimansoundcloud.com/prodriddiman
Introduction: Boost by Joakim Karud
Global Rare Gases: Mixtape, produced by Riddiman
Intermission: Sunnyside by ONE
Information Unlimited: Reentry by Lapse
Credits: The Process by Lakey Inspired

Join Online Communities

Plasma Art Alliance

Facebook Groups

List of Collaborators

Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing

Interactive Sensation Laboratory Exercises

Percy’s Recommended TL⚡ Episodes

FAQS: Color of Gases used in Plasma and Neon

EP 2: Ashlin Williamson -Fourth State Glass
- Ash and I met in 2014 when we took a plasma workshop with Pat Collentine at Pilchuck Glass School. Since then we’ve kept contact sharing and exchanging ideas and latest projects.
- We’ll hear about his journey in plasma, how he got into using neon gases, latest projects, and his involvement in The Plasma Art Alliance.

EP 25: Bruce Suba – Learn as much as you can, and MORE!

I’ll be introducing Bruce Suba: scientific glass, neon, and plasma. Bruce and I have been in conversation for over a year or so, we met in person in 2019 at the Plasma Parley hosted by Glas, Neon Art Studio in Raleigh, NC.

StoryTime | “Eye Safety” with Bruce Suba

A short story told by Bruce Suba about the risk you take when you don’t wear eye protection in the presence of an implosion.

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About | Rare Gas Market

Messsage from Jim Avolt:

”Things have changed a bit in the rare gas market. The source for crude rare gases are large Air Separation Units (ASU’s). These facilities use refrigeration and pressure to separate air into its various gas components. As the air is chilled, each component drops as a liquid when the temperature drops below its boiling point.

“Crude rare gases are harvested from these separation plants, but the systems to capture these rare gases needs to be installed as the plants are being built. Because rare gases have such a low concentration in air, only the largest ASU’s are candidates for rare gas harvesting.

Because of the huge requirement for oxygen at steel plants, the largest ASU’s in the world were constructed at or near the largest steel plants in the world. Those plants are located in China, Russia and Ukraine.

The virus has had a huge impact on the global demand for steel, causing steel plants to reduce production levels. As the production decreased, the operating hours of the3 ASU’s were reduced. This is causing a global shortage of rare gases.

Krypton gas has seen the highest increase. Besides the shortage for crude gas from the ASU’s, several semiconductor manufacturers have significantly increased their requirement for the gas. As the krypton is only a small fraction of the cost profile of these semiconductor fabrication facilities, the cost of the gas is a small consideration to them. They need the gas, so they buy the gas.

At this time, both Airgas / Air Liquide & Linde / Praxair are not quoting new customers on krypton gas and have placed most customers on allocation for the gas.

Global Rare Gases| Price List (As of 2/23/21)

XENON:
Lecture bottle, CGA 580 brass valve; xenon, 99.999+%; 50 liters; $1,900.00. In stock. Shipping by FedEx Ground Haz Mat = $75.00

NEON:
Disposable B cylinder, CGA 580 brass valve; neon, 99.999+%; 250 liters; $420.00 + shipping by FedEx Ground @ 75.00

Disposable C cylinder, CGA 580 brass valve; neon, 99.999+% pure; 500 liters; $ 650.00 + shipping by FedEx Ground @ $75.00

HELIUM & ARGON, both 99.999+%: SAME PRICE for these gases.
Disposable B cylinder; CGA 580 brass valve; helium OR argon, 99.999+% pure; 250 liters; $300.00 + shipping by FedEx Ground @ $75.00

Disposable C cylinder; CGA 580 brass valve; helium OR argon, 99.999+% pure; 500 liters; $360.00 + shipping by FedEx Ground @ $75.00

KRYPTON:
Disposable B cylinder; CGA 580 brass valve; krypton, 99.999+% pure; 250 liters; $1,250.00 + shipping @ $75.00

Disposable C cylinder; CGA 580 brass valve; krypton, 99.999+% pure; 500 liters; $2,000.00 + shipping by FedEx Ground @ 75.00

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