Chemical Process and Petrochemical Gases

Chemical process and petrochemical gases include pure gases, gas mixtures or gas standards for reactions, water treatment, sterilization, instrumentation calibration, heating and processing in the chemical, petrochemical and pulp & paper industries. Chemical process and petrochemical gases are often used with other components to ensure safe processing and handling, including catalysts, adsorbents to purify gas and liquid processing streams, and sulfur recovery systems to remove sulfur compounds from fuel.

Chemical process and petrochemical gases are used in natural gas processing, and include cylinder gases such as ethane, propane, and butane for use in calibration of equipment. Cylinder gas can include a single component gas, such as hydrogen or nitrogen used to calibrate instruments, or can consist of multiple components such as hydrogen sulfide. Specialty gases used in petrochemical gas processing also include mixed and rare gases and gases customized for instrument support. Chemical process and petrochemical gases such as carbon dioxide, ozone, and oxygen are used to create paper products as well as treat the wastewater expelled from pulp and paper mills.

Chemical process and petrochemical gases include the uses of halogens for oxidation. Halogens include iodine, chlorine, fluorine, and bromine. These chemical processing gases are used in chemical reactions to produce halide ions, or salts, with water molecules attached to them. Halogens are very reactive elements that will react with most metals, making them useful in many chemical processes. Many other useful chemicals are made from these salts through the use of electrolysis. Other common chemical process and petrochemical gases include oxygen, for creating building block chemicals such as nitric acid and ethylene oxide; helium, for detecting leaks in processing equipment; nitrogen, for providing an inert, nonflammable processing environment; and hydrogen, for manufacture of ammonia and methanol as well as for hydrogenation processes to produce soaps, plastics, insulation, and other specialty chemicals.

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• A Modular Approach to Process Analysis
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