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Industrial gases may actually be used as gases, liquids, or cryogenic liquids. Industrial users generally accept them as those gases used primarily in their pure form in large quantities.
Most of the gases we consider to be industrial gases have been in use for many years. Processes for the cryogenic separation of the air gases were developed as early as 1895, with commercial production of oxygen beginning in 1902. Nitrous oxide was used as an anesthetic as early as 1799. Carbon dioxide had been identified as a specific substance by 1608. Methane has been used as an energy source since the 1700s.
The reactivity of gases can be summarized into three classes: oxidizers, inert gases, and flammable gases. The gases that fall into the category of inert are nitrogen, argon, helium, and carbon dioxide. The oxidizers are oxygen, chlorine, and nitrous oxide. Acetylene, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and hydrogen are the flammable gases. These elements and compounds by no means encompass...
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Kent, J.A. (2003). Industrial Gases. In: Kent, J.A. (eds) Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23816-6_13
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