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What
are industrial gases
and what are they used for?
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The
most common industrial gases are:
- air gases - oxygen
(O2), nitrogen (N2) and argon (Ar)
- rare gases - such as
helium (He), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe) and neon
(Ne)
- hydrogen (H2), carbon
monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous
oxide (N2O)
- chlorine (Cl2), hydrogen
chloride (HCl) and sulphur dioxide (SO2)
- acetylene (C2H2), methane
(CH4) and propane (C3H8)
In addition, many different
mixtures of these and other gases are provided
to meet the needs of specific applications.
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The industrial and medical
gases industry serves a very large number of
customers
in the whole community. As well as supplying
the gases themselves, the industry offers services,
product process application know-how and safety
advice and information to its customers.
Industrial gases are essential for almost all
manufacturing. Large quantities of oxygen, nitrogen
and argon are used in the steel and metal industry.
Shipyards and the automotive industry use acetylene,
propane, mixtures of fuel gases and oxygen for
cutting and welding.
Liquid nitrogen is vital in recycling plastics,
packaging and scrap tyres.
The chemical industry employs all major industrial
gases as a raw material or for inerting. High
purity gases are used e.g. in microchip production.
You can find industrial and medical gases in many applications :
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The chemical
industry employs all major industrial gases as a raw material or for
inerting mainly nitrogen or argon.
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