Medical Oxygen (O2)

 

Characteristics:

 

  • Odorless
  • Colorless
  • Tasteless
  • Not very active at ordinary temperature but is active at elevated temperatures.

 
Type: Medical Grade

 

 



USES:

 

For Life Support Systems


- High Altitude Flight
- In Mining Sites
- Ambulance / Hospitals
- in first aid emergencies such as suffocation and heart attacks
- in treatment of patients with respiratory disorders
- in anesthesia in conjunction with gaseous anesthetics
- in hyperbaric oxygenation chambers for treatment of gangrene and carbon monoxide poisoning, and in mixture with helium in asthmatic attacks
- by FIREFIGHTERS (mask)
- in SCUBA and deep water diving
- in Aquaculture (Fish Farming)
- in Glass Blowing



PROCESS DESCRIPTION:

RAW MATERIAL: AIR
- COMPRESSED
- FILTERED AND DRIED
- COOLED TO -250 oF (-160 oC)
- DISTILLED



GAS COMPOSITION

PURITY:                           - 99-99.8% OXYGEN
IMPURITIES:
CO2                                  - 300 ppm max
CARBON MONOXIDE     - 10 ppm max
NITROUS OXIDE             - 5 ppm max
MOISTURE                      - 100 ppm (not for industrial) max
ODOR                              - no detectable odor



MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY

- All materials used must be fully degreased and free from oil. Oil and grease can cause ignition.
- Copper, brass and stainless steel are the most commonly used metals.
- Most lubricants are NOT compatible.



CYLINDER INFORMATION

- Seamless, steel cylinders constructed to ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission) specifications 3A or 3AA and having nominal capacities such as 80, 122, 150, 244 and 300 cu ft. of gaseous oxygen
- Equipped with safety release devices designed to release the gas in the event the cylinder is subjected to an abnormally high temperature as in fire.



PRECAUTIONS IN USE:

- Use only equipment which is approved and degreased for oxygen service
- Do not refer to gaseous oxygen as “AIR.” Call it by its proper name, “OXYGEN.”
- Never lubricate oxygen valves, regulators, gages, or fittings with oil or any other combustible substance.
- Vigorously supports combustion of many materials which will not normally burn in air
- Store away from flammable products. 
- Never smoke or carry out work in Oxygen rich atmosphere or clothing saturated with oxygen.
- Never permit oil, grease, or other readily combustible substances to come in contact with oxygen cylinders, valves, regulators, gages and fittings. Oil and oxygen may combine and may explode when ignited.
- No smoking or naked light within the specified area
- Always use a regulator to connect to system
- Open cylinder valve slowly
- Close cylinder valve when not in use
- Do not handle oxygen cylinders or apparatus with oily hands or gloves.
- Never use oxygen as a substitute for compressed air. It is dangerous to use oxygen for pneumatic tools, start Diesel engines, for imposing pressure in oil reservoirs, for painting spraying, for blowing out pipelines, etc.