Nitrogen is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic, almost totally inert gas comprising approximately 79% by volume of air. It is nonflammable and will not support combustion. Nitrogen is supplied in cylinders as a high-pressure gas, or in insulated containers as a liquid.
Afrox MSDS no. 994-306
USES AND FEATURES OF NITROGEN
The many uses for gaseous nitrogen include:
- Flow testing
- Gauge calibration
- Plastic forming
- Aerosol propellant
- Powering air tools
- Mechanical agitation in photo processing
- Metal degassing
- Pipeline testing
- Pressure testing cables
- Handling and transfer of flammable liquids
To prevent the undesirable presence of oxygen, nitrogen is valuable in:
- Furnaces
- Metal plating and tinning
- Chemical processing
- Food packing
- Wine making
- Paint and varnish manufacture
- Tube manufacture
- Packaging
- Preserving rubber products and optics
Dry nitrogen gas is used as a purging medium in:
- Drying refrigeration systems
- Catalytic towers in refineries
- Chemical processing
- Electronic tube and light bulb manufacture
Wherever moisture may not be tolerated, dry nitrogen is the preferred grade.
Nitrogen is also used for the inert packaging of:
- Foodstuff
- Sparging wines
- Pressurisation of head spaces in liquid containers
- Conveyance of beverages in pressurised pipe systems.
As a carrier gas in:
- Chromatography
- Calibration gas
- Scientific research
Visit the Afrox online store for more information and safe and secure shopping.