Nitrous Oxide

Specification    

Purity,% 99.9 99.999
Oxygen ≤200 ppmv ≤1.0 ppmv
Nitrogen ≤600 ppmv ≤3.0 ppmv
Carbon dioxide ≤50 ppmv ≤0.5 ppmv
Carbon monoxide ≤20 ppmv ≤0.5 ppmv
Methane
≤0.5 ppmv
Moisture ≤30 ppmv ≤2.0 ppmv

transportation    

DOT Shipping Name Nitrous Oxide
DOT classification 2.2
DOT label Non-flammable gas
UN NO. UN 1070
CAS No. 10024-97-2
CGA/DISS/JIS/BS341/DIN477 326/712/W22-14R/NO.13/NO.11
Transportation status Liquefied gas

Technical Information    

Cylinder condition @ 21.1°C liquid
The combustion limit in the air is not combustible
Natural temperature (°C)-
Molecular weight (g/mol) 44.013
Specific gravity (air =1) 1.53
Critical temperature (°C) 36.41
Critical temperature (psig) 1038.57

Application

1. Used as instrument gas in optical spectroscopy research
2. Used as instrument gas in elemental analysis of atomic absorption
3. As a component of industrial sanitary gas mixture
4. In the study of atomic absorption spectroscopy, as the oxidant of combustible gas
5. Medical applications; some food processing applications
6. In semiconductor manufacturing: oxygen source in chemical vapor deposition of silicon dioxide.