Gas in Cylinders and Bundles
TECHNICAL GASES
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In industrial production, technical gases are as important as water and electricity. Their specific properties and the way in which they are used ensure greater efficiency, safety and cost-effectiveness in many processes. Industrial gases also play a crucial role in terms of product quality.
The most widely used industrial gases include acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. Messer also offers many of these gases as mixtures for special applications
CONTACTS
Sales Director
Roman Zhaleiko
Industrial customers, specialty gases
Regions – Latgale and Riga region
E-mail: Romans.Zaleiko@elmemesser.lv
Tel.: +371 67 355 445
Mob.: +371 26 574 948
Fax.: +371 67 355 446
Executive Director
Janis Bardulis
E-mail: Janis.Bardulis@elmemesser.lv
Tel.: +371 67 355 445
Mob.: +371 26 491 498
Fax.: +371 67 355 446
TYPES OF TECHNICAL GASES
C₂H₂
Acetylene
Acetylene
Acetylene is a high-performance fuel gas produced traditionally through the reaction of calcium carbide with water.
Acetylene has a wide range of applications: e.g., oxy-fuel technology, welding, cutting, flame cleaning, flame spraying or oxy-fuel gouging. For more information about the selected products, please refer to our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
Ar
Argon
Argon
The most important chemical property of argon is its non-reactivity (inertness), which makes it an ideal shielding gas – even at high temperatures so common for metallurgy and arc welding.
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet (Welding argon)
Technical Data sheet (Pure argon)
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
He
Helium
Helium
Helium’s special properties make it indispensable for many applications – for example, as a lifting gas for balloons and airships, as a shielding gas for welding, as a tracer gas for leak detection, or as a carrier gas in gas chromatography.
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet (Technical helium)
Technical Data sheet (Pure Helium)
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
CO₂
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
The special properties of carbon dioxide include its inertness and high solubility in water. Carbon dioxide gives beverages their sparkling freshness, it is used in the treatment of drinking water and provides an alternative to aggressive acids for wastewater neutralization. In cryogenic, liquid and solid form, CO2 turns into dry ice, which is suitable for use as a refrigerant or as a cleaning medium (for dry ice blasting).
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet (Carbon dioxide technical)
Technical Data sheet (Carbon dioxide pure)
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
O₂
Oxygen
Oxygen
The most important property of oxygen is its reactivity. There are very few elements with which oxygen will not react. In oxygen-enriched atmospheres, the processes of oxidation and combustion are speeded up significantly, compared to normal air. This property makes oxygen indispensable for metabolism of many organisms, which is why it is used in a large number of water treatment and environmental technology applications.
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet (Oxygen technical)
Technical Data sheet (Oxygen pure)
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
H
Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is used as a fuel gas for special applications and as a shielding gas in heat treatment, food technology, and the electronics industry. Hydrogen’s high thermal conductivity also makes it suitable for use as a cooling gas – for example, for power generators. However, by far the greatest part of hydrogen production is required for the synthesis of ammonia and methanol. The chemical industry also uses it for numerous hydrogenation processes. Hydrogen is also being discussed as an alternative energy source of the future.
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
N₂
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
In industry and research, N2 is used as a coolant or as an inert gas. After use, it is returned to the atmosphere unchanged.
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet (Nitrogen technical)
Technical Data sheet (Nitrogen pure)
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
C₃H₈
Propane
Propane
Propane (the chemical formula C3H8) is an organic substance in the alkane class. Contained in natural gas, formed during cracking of petroleum products, in the separation of associated petroleum gas, as a by-product in various chemical reactions. Flammable and explosive, slightly toxic, has a specific characteristic odour and weak narcotic properties. A special odorant is added to the propane tank to detect leaks and prevent accidents.
Propane has a much better calorific value than ethane and methane. Flammable propane easily reaches a combustion temperature of 1980 °C; therefore, it is often used in industry for gas cutting of metal, as well as in welding non-compliant structures.
In addition to pure propane (propane content of 96% or more), propane-butane mixtures in various proportions are present on the market (sometimes gas companies simply call them propane, masking the real composition). These two gases (propane and butane) differ in their boiling points, at which they pass from a liquid to a gaseous state. Propane ceases to pass into gas and remains in a liquid state at a temperature of -43 °C, for butane this temperature is 0 °C. Therefore, the use of propane-butane mixtures has a temperature limit.
For further information about selected products, please check our product data sheets:
Technical Data sheet
Physical data sheet
Safety data sheet
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