Description
Nitrogen is a transparent, odorless gas at room temperature. It makes up 78% of the air of our atmosphere. It is present in all organisms as amino acids within DNA.
Nitrogen is a safer alternative to dangerous materials previously used in fireworks.
Nitrogen
FORMULA: N2
INDUSTRIES & USES
- Agriculture – Used in fertilizers
- Automotive – Used for the inflation of tires
- Electronics – Used to prevent overheating during continual use
- Food Industry – Used to prevent oxidation of products in packaging
- Health Care – Used for respiratory assistance
- Textile – Used to make nylon and dyes
AVAILABLE QUANTITIES
- 20 Pound Cylinder
- 500 Pound Dewar
Nitrogen is present in the air we breathe. Health effects described may occur at concentrations greater than 80%. Contact with liquefied nitrogen can cause frostbite. Exposure to very high levels of pure nitrogen can cause you to feel dizzy and lightheaded, and if it replaces oxygen in the air it will cause loss of consciousness and death.
News Articles
- Messer Converts Chilling and Freezing Lines to Liquid Nitrogen, Improves Cryogen Supply
- Stalk nitrate tests confirm N trends
- Nitrogen tool part of major upgrade to Farm Carbon Calculator
- The Global Liquid Nitrogen Market is expected to grow by $ 5026.51 bn during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of 5.80% during the forecast period
- New Center of Excellence Aims to Provide Alternatives to Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer
- Reduced nitrogen rates impact on grass quality
- Optimizing Nitrogen fertilizer applications
- Replacing Carbon Fuel With Nitrogen: Chemists Discover New Way To Harness Energy From Ammonia
- Removal of nitrogen in Regina’s wastewater system is improving water quality, U of R study finds
- Anammox bacteria drive fixed nitrogen loss in hadal trench sediments
