Alan Eugene Miller is scheduled for execution in Alabama on Sep. 22. He has asked for nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection due to a fear of needles, but claims officers lost his request.

Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.

Well, I wouldn't call it that," Yen said. He added that he believes lethal injection remains the best method, and he doubted Oklahoma would ever use nitrogen gas — even as Alabama prepares to do so.

Nitrogen makes up about 80% of the air we breathe, and as an inert gas, is not utilized by the body, Zivot said. Nitrogen gas also has no odor or color, making it impossible to detect with the senses.

A colorless, odorless gas, Nitrogen is a non-hydrocarbon inert gas used for a variety of functions in the drilling, ... injection and pressure testing, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), ...

Since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging.

Currently, only lethal injection is allowed, after the state outlawed the electric chair in 1983. Nitrogen is an inert gas that makes up more than three-quarters of the air we breathe.

Inert-Gas-Generators News: IMO Finalizes Norwegian And Canadian ECA Designations, Inert Gas Production For Alfa Laval Training Center, Alfa Laval's GCU Sales. Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Airgas, which supplies gases other than nitrogen along with gas equipment, welding products, and safety products, was paid $287,247.92 by the state during fiscal year 2022, according to state records.

Researchers in the US have perfected a gas injection system designed to protect nuclear reactors from the extreme heat of plasma, which mimics the sun’s power. The latest development, using ...