One of the major areas of growth potential for the industrial gases industry is the metallurgy sector. But in recent years, metal producers have suffered setbacks in the face of slowing growth in key markets....
The application of oxygen in the production of metals and glass is a well-established practice, critical to the structural properties we seek from these important materials. Today, several factors are important: not least the purity...
For years, industrial gases have been used in the food industry. Gases such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide have been traditionally used in almost every part of the food industry supply chain – from preservation...
Gas cylinders present several obvious and some less-familiar hazards, including sudden decompression that can propel a cylinder remarkably quickly across the work environment/laboratory and displace breathing air, as well as the risk of explosion or...
2016 saw huge opportunities for the specialty gases industry. Traditional markets – particularly North America – have remained the top consumers of industrial gases. However, in recent years we have seen newer markets, including Asia...
Nitrogen trifluoride, also known as NF3, is a binary compound consisting of nitrogen and fluorine. Generally delivered in high pressure cylinders, this toxic, colourless, non-flammable, corrosive gas is used in a variety of applications.
Oxygen is one of the most important, life-saving gases used in medicine today. It has been used in medicine since the 1800s and has come a long way in terms of application and delivery systems....
The freezing of food and beverages can be achieved either by mechanical or cryogenic freezing. But understanding the advantages and disadvantages of these methods is paramount; both offer fundamentally different results.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has a great deal of potential as a refrigerant. Some argue that the use of CO2 in passenger vehicle air conditioning alone could help reduce harmful CO2 emissions worldwide and may actually...
The ‘Internet of Things’ is a relatively new term that has come to signify a specific set of developments in our increasingly digitalised society.
