Nitrogen (N2)
Nitrogen Gas as per Indian Standards IS-1747
Commercial Grade
99.9% purity with -40°C dew point
Pure Grade
99.999% purity with -60°C dew point
Liquid Nitrogen
Refrigerated at up to 99.6% purity
Properties
Applications
Properties
Nitrogen is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, nonflammable inert gas.
Production processes: The most common commercial method for producing nitrogen is the separation of air using either a cryogenic distillation process or a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) based nitrogen process
Boiling Point: -195.8 °C
Specific gravity: 0.967 (air = 1 making it slightly lighter than air)
Supply Modes Offered: Cylinders and Liquid Containers
Flammability: nonflammable gas but supports combustion
Applications
What is Nitrogen Gas Uses for?
FertilizersNitrogen is one of the most important ingredients in fertilizers, to increase soil fertility. Thus, it is used to make other fertilizers like ammonia and urea, which are used to promote plant growth and increase yield. |
Food IndustryNitrogen gas is used to help with food preservation by preventing oxidative damage leading to food spoiling. Nitrogen gas and carbon dioxide generates a man-made atmosphere to help in the preservation of packaged food. |
Pharmaceuticals Industry:Nitrogen is present in every major pharmaceutical drug and broadly used in the pharmaceutical industry including antibiotics and anesthetic. |
Electronics Manufacturing:Many may be surprised to learn that nitrogen is used in the manufacturing of electronics. Nitrogen is used during the manufacturing process to create an inert atmosphere to prevent oxidation that may lead to electrical failure. |
Stainless Steel Manufacturing:Nitrogen is used to remove impurities during the manufacturing process of stainless steel. One of the top qualities of stainless steel is corrosion-resistant. This is due to nitrogen gas being introduced into the manufacturing process. |
Light Bulb Industry:You can’t maintain vacuum either or external atmospheric pressure will break the glass. So, they must be filled with non-reactive gas like nitrogen. |
Chemical Analysis and Chemical Industry:Nitrogen is commonly used during sample preparation in chemical analysis. It is used to concentrate and reduce the volume of liquid samples. |
Tire filling systems:Nitrogen is used to inflate race car and aircraft tires, reducing the problems caused by moisture and oxygen in natural air. Nitrogen is less likely to migrate through tire rubber than oxygen, which means that your tire pressures will remain more stable over the long term. |
Aircraft fuel systems:In some aircraft fuel systems nitrogen is used to reduce fire hazard. |
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