Nitrogen Foodgrade

Chemical name: Nitrogen

Formula: N2

Specification / grade
Purity : 99.995 vol % (including rare gases)
Impurity O2 < 15 ppm
H2O < 15 ppm
CO < 2 ppm
NO2 and NO < 2 ppm
CxHy < 0.2 ppm
According to directive 2008/84/EG
Production According to HACCP-system
Microbiological monitoring Yes

Cylinder / content specification

Vcil (l) Vgas (m3) Pvul (bar) Product code
Cylinders 10 1.9 200 2230110
50 9.6 200 2230150
Bundle (16 cyl.) 800 154 200 2230580
m3 at 15 °C and 1 bar

Cylinder characteristics
Colour according to standard NEN-EN 1089-3
Shoulder Jet black RAL 9005
Cylindrical part Pastel green RAL 6019
Connection according to NEN 3268 RU 3 (residual pressure valve)

Physical properties
Molecular weight (kg/kmol) 28.01
Density gas (kg/m3 at 1.013 bar and 0 °C) 1.251
Relative density (air = 1) 0.967
Boiling point (°C) (K) -195.8 respective 77.3
Critical temperature (°C) (K) -147.0 respective 126.2

Additional information
Material Safety Data Sheet Nitrogen, compressed (VIB nr. 8347)
Product description Colourless and odourless compressed gas; chemical inert
E-number E 941
Used for the production of foodstuffs

Applications
Blanketing Controlled atmosphere
Purging Pressurising
Sparging

Linde Gas Benelux B.V. Linde Gas Belgium N.V.

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