QAR Questair Tech

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QuestAir Technologies Inc
14 October 2005


For Immediate Release                                          14 October, 2005



      QuestAir receives order for H-3200 hydrogen purifier to be included
                in BC Hydrogen HighwayTM infrastructure project


BURNABY, B.C. - QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR) a developer and
supplier of advanced gas purification systems for refinery, industrial and fuel
cell markets has received a C$165,000 order for a H-3200 hydrogen purifier to be
included in the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project (IWHUP) in the
Vancouver area. Earlier today the Government of Canada and Sustainable
Development Technology Canada announced a contribution totaling C$12.2 million
to support the project.


Jonathan Wilkinson, President and CEO of QuestAir, said that the H-3200 system
will recover and purify hydrogen from a by-product stream emitted by a sodium
chlorate manufacturing plant in the North Vancouver area. The order was included
in QuestAir's sales order backlog as of September 30th 2005.


"Sodium chlorate plants and other industrial processes have the potential to
provide an important supply of low-cost hydrogen to support the
commercialization of fuel cell and other hydrogen-based technologies," said
Wilkinson, "For example, if all the by-product hydrogen was recovered from the
North Vancouver plant, it could provide fuel to a fleet of up to 20,000
hydrogen-powered vehicles in the Vancouver area, greatly reducing greenhouse gas
emissions."


The three-year IWHUP project, led by Sacre-Davey Innovations Inc. will
demonstrate a complete hydrogen value chain, including the recovery, storage,
distribution and use of hydrogen. Purified hydrogen recovered using QuestAir's
H-3200 system will fuel eight light-duty trucks running on hydrogen; four public
transit buses converted to run on a combination of compressed natural gas and
hydrogen; and a stationary fuel cell power plant providing electrical power and
heat to a car wash. The North Vancouver hydrogen fueling station of IWHUP will
be one of the key stops on the BC Hydrogen HighwayTM that will play a role in
sustainable transport demonstrations for the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic games.


QuestAir's H-3200 purifies hydrogen-containing gas streams to high purity
hydrogen for use in industrial processes, hydrogen fueling stations and
stationary fuel cell power plants. The H-3200's optimized Pressure Swing
Adsorption ("PSA") process and proprietary rotary valve technology deliver
higher efficiency than conventional PSA systems in a more compact, cost
effective package. Since the product launch in 2003, QuestAir has sold more than
30 H-3200 systems to customers in Europe, Japan and North America.


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factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future
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only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements involve
significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future
performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of
whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements.



About QuestAir Technologies Inc.

QuestAir Technologies, Inc. is a developer and supplier of proprietary gas
purification systems for several large international markets, including existing
markets such as oil refining, biogas production and natural gas processing, and
emerging markets such as fuel cell power plants and fuel cell vehicle refuelling
stations. The Company has joint development agreements with Exxon Mobil Research
and Engineering Company and Shell Hydrogen, and a collaboration with FuelCell
Energy. QuestAir is based in Burnaby, British Columbia and its shares trade on
the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange Plc. and on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol "QAR".


For further information please contact:


QuestAir Technologies Inc.:
Andrew Hall
Director, Corporate Development
Phone: (001) 604-453-6967
Email: hall@questairinc.com
Web: www.questairinc.com

UK media contact:
Charles Ryland
Ben Willey
Eleanor Williamson
Buchanan Communications
Phone: 020 7466 5000

Canadian media contact:
Terry Foster
James Hoggan + Associates
Phone: (001) 604-739-7500



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