Applications : Air Separation units

Manufacturing valves for the global industrial gases market

Pure gases can be generated from air by low temperature rectification in air separation plants. Using air as a raw material it is possible to obtain its raw components, such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon in a pure state.  Bestobell Valve technology is used extensively in separation facilities and in the on-site storage used to contain the gases generated as part of these processes. 

Pure gases can be generated from air by low temperature rectification in air separation plants. Using air as a raw material it is possible to obtain its raw components, such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon in a pure state.

In the air separation process, the air is cleaned, compressed and pre-cooled, then fed through separation columns, where it is split into its separate components at various cryogenic temperatures. The individual components of air evaporate at different temperatures this enables them to be separated into their individual forms in a gaseous or liquid state.

The generation of pure gases such as oxygen and nitrogen though this method is extremely effective and via a range of industrial processes these gases are returned to the environment after use.

The gases produced through the air separation technique enable many industrial processes that we have previously used air to by run more efficiently This would include industrial combustion processes where pure oxygen is now used, the pure oxygen offers a higher energy yield, more effective heating, and reduces harmful pollutants such as dioxins.

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