Nitrogen

In manufacturing of ammonia, nitric acid, nitrates, cyanides, etc, in manufacturing explosives, in filling high-temperature thermometers, incandescent bulbs, to form an inert atmosphere for preservation of materials, for use in dry boxes or glove bags. Liquid nitrogen in food-freezing processes, in the laboratory as a coolant. Pharmaceutic aid (air displacement).

Production of ammonia, acrylonitrile, nitrates, cyanamide, cyanides, nitrides, manufacture of explosives, inert gas for purging, blanketing, and exerting pressure, electric and electronic industries, in-transit food refrigeration and freeze drying, pressurizing liquid propellants, quick-freezing foods, chilling in aluminum foundries, bright annealing of steel, cryogenic preservation, food antioxidant, source of pressure in oil wells, inflating tires, component of fertilizer mixtures.

In metallurgy, nitrogen is an alloy constituent and is used for heat treatment and as a scavenging and protective gas.

Industrial uses: Oxidizing agent.

Use classes: Uncategorized, Safer Chemical Classes, Food additives, Cosmetics.

Nitrogen is an element with atomic symbol N, atomic number 7, and atomic weight 14.01.

Cryogenic Air Separation: This method has been in commercial use for the production of nitrogen since the beginning of this century. Most nitrogen is produced in large tonnage cryogenic distillation plants with oxygen and argon as coproducts. The nitrogen and oxygen are either utilized directly in gaseous form at adjacent industrial facilities with distribution by pipeline, or some or all is liquified to enable distribution and storage in vacuum-insulated vessels.