On-site nitrogen generation replaces bottles

In many processes in the chemical industry, it is necessary to eliminate undesired reactions and keep moisture away from products. For this purpose, inert-gas blanking with nitrogen is normally used to hold down the level of oxygen and prevent oxygen and/or moisture from coming into contact with reactive or adsorptive products. At the factory of Pearl Insulation Materials located in Dubai Investment Park, nitrogen is used for blanketing of reactors, to avoid oxidation in the process which causes discoloration of the end product. In the past, Pearl Insulation Materials bought liquid nitrogen for their production, every month they consumed seven cylinders of liquid nitrogen in a capacity of 200 liters each cylinder, where the company had to spend AED 252,000 annually.

Compared to bottled gas, no safety hazard is another big advantage of on-site nitrogen generation the users should consider. The company is pleased to increase employee safety with the nitrogen generator by eliminating delivery trucks coming and going from their facility and risk of handling high pressure cylinders while loaded and unloaded.