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Metal carbides doubles the time for the conservation of their mixtures of gases

29/01/2010

January 29, 2010

Metallic carbides, of the Air Products group, It has increased from 5 to 10 years the time for the conservation of many of their mixtures of gases, thus establishing a new benchmark for the European gas sector. Lengthening of the time of conservation, which has been achieved thanks to the improvement of the technological advances in the production of mixtures of gases as well as to improved technology in the treatment of the bottles, gives an additional peace of mind to users of gas of pharmaceuticalchemical, petrochemical, laboratories and environmental management.

Many mixtures of gases containing a combination of more than 100 gaseous components, such as argon, helium, carbon dioxide, oxygen, rare gases, hydrocarbons and halocarbons, now carry a certificate of analysis of Air Products, which offers customers a guarantee of 10 years.

Gary Yates, product manager for the analytical market of Air Products Europe, says: "This is a great step forward for the sector of gas and the companies that use mixtures of gases of high specification for calibration and quality control applications"", because they now have the peace of mind to use blend for a decade with total confidence in its stability." Earlier, the stability of gas mixtures was guaranteed for up to 5 years depending on the type of components and their concentration.