Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Some Interesting Facts About Nitrogen And Your N2 Generator

By Freida Michael


Nitrogen is used in industry, in the form of a pure gas. The pure gas is generated by what is known as an N2 generator (nitrogen generator). The gas is drawn from the atmosphere, i. E. The air that you breathe. This sounds strange to the unenlightened but it is in fact the most abundant source of nitrogen to industry.

Nitrogen, as a gas, is not simple to handle or store. It forms a liquid at an extremely low temperature. Its point of turning into a liquid is about -300F (-180C). Needless to say, this makes it extremely difficult to store or maintain in that state. It must be stored and kept pure, yet it does not stay at that temperature naturally.

The storage of a gas at that temperature is also not easy. Trying to maintain such a low temperature obviously requires specialized equipment, since the natural environment does not reach that level of coldness and there is nowhere on earth that is naturally available. The other method is to maintain a very high pressure, which causes gases to stay in a liquid state, such as propane fuel gas in a cooking canister.

What the lay person might not be aware of is that nitrogen gas is part of their life on a daily basis. It is 80% of the atmosphere and they inhale it with every breath that they take. This does not mean, however, that it is not responsive to other chemicals. It reacts easily with these to form various compounds that should be familiar to those in industry or agriculture, and which those who use the generating equipment should have some knowledge of.

One of these that might be familiar to users is ammonia. Ammonia is usually found in detergents, and it contains only two elements - the nitrogen and then hydrogen. Ammonia requires caution in its use as it can potentially combine with acidic substances to form a weak explosive. It is identified by its smell and it should not be treated recklessly.

Another compound is silver nitrate. Silver nitrate has an exquisite shiny appearance and flows like a liquid at room temperature. However, it is highly corrosive and can easily destroy human tissue. It is used in medicine to destroy external growths.

Turning to medicine, silver nitrate has a trademark shiny metallic color and is a liquid at room temperature. But people should be aware that is corrosive and it burns human flesh. It is put onto areas where there is unnatural or unwanted growth on the outside of the body, such as excessive scarification.

Users of the nitrogen generator should be informed about these secondary chemicals, or nitrogen compounds, that nitrogen can form when it reacts with other substances. They need to have this information so that they can do proper maintenance on their equipment and also prevent damage, as well as securing a pure output of nitrogen gas.




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