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BOC - Liquid Oxygen
Liquid oxygen is produced in large quantities at air separation plants which liquefy and distil air into oxygen, nitrogen and argon. It is delivered to customers by cryogenic tankers into onsite vacuum-insulated storage vessels which typically, with associated vaporisation equipment, provide several days` supply.
- Odourless and colourless
- Blue in liquid form
- Boiling point -183°C
- Reacts chemically with many substances
- Vigorously supports combustion
- Materials not normally considered flammable can be ignited in an oxygen rich atmosphere.
- Oxygen 99.5%
- Moisture <2vpm
At ambient temperature oxygen supports life and gives rise to applications associated with breathing for humans, animals and micro-organisms. At elevated temperatures, oxygen vigorously supports the combustion of many substances leading to many applications in the production and fabrication of metals. Oxygen can also be used as a chemical reactant for catalytic and non-catalytic oxidation reactions mainly in the hydrocarbon and chemical processing industries.