The 1895 Podcast

In this episode of the Technical Debrief series from The 1895 Podcast, we explore the challenges surrounding amine degradation products and the development of next-generation materials for CO2 capture.

Stephen Harrison speaks with Manohara Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) about the metrology and analytical methods needed to better understand capture technologies and their emissions.

They discuss the risks associated with degradation products from amine-based CO2 capture systems, including the challenge of accurately measuring potentially hazardous compounds. The episode also explores emerging solid-based capture materials such as MOFs and zeolites, their potential advantages in efficiency and scalability, and why more reliable experimental data is needed before large-scale deployment.

Small-bore tubing failures are rarely caused by bad products but they often start with small installation missteps that lead to leaks, rework, and unplanned downtime. In this episode of The 1895 Podcast we talk with Swagelok Field Engineering expert Joel Martin about the most common installation issues seen across industrial facilities and what teams can do differently to prevent them.

Drawing on real-world field assessments, this conversation breaks down why leaks happen, how to spot early warning signs, and which installation best practices have the biggest impact on system reliability. Topics include proper tubing preparation, correct fitting identification, the risks of mixing components from different manufacturers, and how to safely break and remake connections during commissioning or maintenance.

Whether you’re responsible for installation, maintenance, inspection, or training, this episode offers practical, experience-based guidance to help improve safety, reduce rework, and extend the life of your fluid systems—before problems show up in operation.

In this episode of the Technical Debrief from The 1895 Podcast, we continue exploring the technical challenges shaping the future of carbon capture and storage (CCUS), this time focusing on CO2 sampling for midstream CCS applications.

Stephen Harrison of sbh4 speaks once again with Manohara Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) about the difficulties of accurately measuring CO2 impurities under real-world pipeline conditions.

In this 100th episode of The 1895 Podcast we discuss the growing supply chain risks surrounding helium, rare gases, specialty gases, neon, deuterium, and CO2.

Armed with market sentiment data and industry polling, we cover how geopolitical tensions, supply concentration and semiconductor demand are reshaping confidence across critical gas markets.

Across the podcast, we look at helium market stability and Qatar supply disruption; rare gas vulnerabilities including neon, krypton, and xenon; semiconductor exposure to specialty gas constraints; deuterium supply concerns and emerging demand; and how industrial gas supply chains are adapting to geopolitical risk.

We also reflect on 100 episodes of conversations, picking out our favourite interviews, live event recordings, and breaking industry stories.

In the first episode of the new Technical Debrief series from The 1895 Podcast, we explore one of the most critical, and often overlooked, aspects of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) - CO2 purity and measurement.

Stephen Harrison of sbh4 speaks with Manohara Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) about the challenge of analysing CO2 streams across the CCS value chain.