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Medical Air

    Purity & Mixtures  

    Medical Air

    Medical Air is an important gas mixture used widely in all critical care areas to reduce human respiratory issues (pulmonary nebulization) or to treat hypoxia during mechanical ventilation or surgical procedures.

    Dry grade is used to drive surgical air tools. It is also used to replace contaminated atmospheric air and as a carrier gas for volatile anesthetic agents. .

    Medical air is supplied in the following specification under the Eur. Phar:-

    Medical Air
    Monograph Ph Eur
    Name Medical Air
    Reference1238
    Chemical FormulaN/A
    Definition Compressed ambient air containing not less than 20.4 %V/V and not more than 21.4 % V/V of O2.
    Identification Complies with the Assay or Glowing wood splinter not extinguished or Oxygen content tested by passing sample through potassium hydroxide/sodium dithionite solution.
    Production:-
    Assay
    Assay20.4%V/V < O2 < 21.4 % V/V
    Analytical MethodParamagnetic Analyser
    Impurities:-
    CO
    Limit< 5 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodInfrared Analyser
    CO2
    Limit< 5 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodInfrared Analyser
    SO2
    Limit< 1 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodUV Fluorescence Analyser
    NO/NO2
    Limit< 2 ppm V/V in total
    Analytical MethodChemiluminescence Analyser
    Oil
    Limit< 0.1 mg/m3
    Analytical MethodDetector tube when an oil lubricated compressor is used for production
    H2O
    Limit< 67 ppm V/V3
    Analytical MethodElectrolytic hygrometer
    Tests:-
    CO
    Limit< 5 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodDetector Tube
    CO2
    Limit< 500 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodDetector Tube
    SO2
    Limit< 1 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodDetector Tube
    NO/NO2
    Limit< 2 ppm V/V
    Analytical MethodDetector Tube
    Oil
    Limit< 0.1 mg/m3
    Analytical MethodDetector Tube
    H2O
    Limit< 67 ppm V/V3
    Analytical MethodDetector Tube
    Industries  

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    USES

  1. A fast-acting analgesic ; relieve short-term pain conditions of mild to moderate intensity when rapid analgesic onset and offset effects are wanted; such as:
  2. Replace contaminated atmosphere air
  3. Provide uncontaminated and controlled air flow in ventilators and incubators
  4. As a carrier gas for volatile anesthetic agents
  5. As a power source for pneumatic equipment
    6. Supply Options  

    Heliox

    For Medical Air we offer cylinders in the following sizes:

    Medical Air 5L water capacity 10L water capacity 47L water capacity
    Gas capacity in CUM 0.8496

    1.699

    6.796
    Valve Operation Pin index

    Side and top outlet

    Side and top outlet
    Cylinder Pressure full (bar) 137 137

    137

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