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KDOAr Oxygen Argon Separation Plant For Processing Industry
Product Description
An oxygen-argon separation plant is designed to produce high-purity oxygen and argon gases by separating these components from the air. These gases are crucial for various applications in the processing industry, including metal fabrication, welding, and chemical manufacturing. The primary method for separating oxygen and argon from air involves cryogenic distillation.
Some of the major uses of oxygen in the process industry include:
1. Metal Production and Refining: Oxygen is used in the production of steel and other metals through processes such as oxygen steelmaking and oxygen blast furnaces. It is also used in metal refining to remove impurities and improve the quality of the final product.
2. Chemical and Petroleum Processing: Oxygen is used in chemical and petroleum refining processes to enhance combustion and oxidation reactions, as well as in wastewater treatment and air pollution control systems.
3. Welding and Cutting: Oxygen is an important component of oxy-fuel welding and cutting processes, supporting gas combustion to produce the high temperatures used in welding and metal cutting operations.
4. Environmental Applications: In the process industry, oxygen is used in environmental applications such as biological wastewater treatment and remediation processes.
Argon:
1. Aluminum: Used as an alternative to air or nitrogen, producing inert gases in the manufacture of aluminum.
2. Steelmaking: Used to displace gases or vapors and prevent oxidation in the process.
3. Metalworking: Argon is used as inert shielding gas in welding, argon arc welding.
4. Electrons: Provide protective gas and heat conduction for germanium and silicon crystals used in ultra-pure semiconductors.
5. Lighting: Used for incandescent and fluorescent lamp inflation; Create blue light in neon lamps.
Oxygen and argon separation equipment play a vital role in supplying these essential gases to a variety of industries and applications, including metal production, welding, electronics manufacturing and heat treatment processes.