Oxygen, one of the most abundant elements on earth, is found in the atmosphere at a rate of about 21%. Sea water contains 89% oxygen. Two-thirds of the human body, nine-tenths of water is oxygen. It is a heavier than air gas. Oxygen; It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, water-soluble and caustic gas. Gaseous oxygen is clear, while the liquid form is pale blue. It is used in many industrial processes as it accelerates combustion.
It is obtained by liquefying and separating atmospheric air under pressure.
Usage areas
- In steel production and industry
- In the production of various chemicals; nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, epoxyethane (ethylene oxide) used for antifreeze, polyester, the precursor of PVC, and chloroethene.
- In rocket and missile engines, when any object is burned, it uses oxygen to release heat and light, which is used in the powerful fuel of rockets and jets.
- in the aviation industry
- In the production of synthetic stones
- in the treatment of wastewater from factories
- Used for cutting and forming hard metals
- used in kitchen and transportation by combining with acetylene.
- It creates propane and LPG.
- It is used for cleaning drinking water, cleaning ponds and pools.
- It is used in fish farms to enrich the oxygen in the waters.
- used in laboratory and analysis
- in the generation of oxidant or ozone for cleaning
- in the papermaking industry
- in the production of lime cement and glass
- to enrich the air during fermentation
- coating and welding processes
It should not come together with products that are not flammable in air but flammable in oxygenated environments, such as oil. Oxygen is one of the essential elements for the human body, but inhaling too much oxygen irritates the organs and causes many diseases. In pure oxygen, every substance burns and is difficult to extinguish, so an oxygen regulator should be used.
