Oxygen plants, also known as air separation plants or oxygen producing plants, produce most of the world's supply of liquid oxygen and are the principal source of gaseous oxygen.

Oxygen Plants Produce Most of Worlds Supply of Liquid Oxygen

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Oxygen Plants Produce Most of Worlds Supply of Liquid Oxygen

Rohit Khanna

Oxygen plants, also known as air separation plants or oxygen producing plants, produce most of the world's supply of liquid oxygen and are the principal source of gaseous oxygen. More than 500 million tons of gaseous oxygen and 16 million tons of liquid oxygen are produced annually in approximately 280 plants around the world.

In a typical membrane-based oxygen plant, air is dried and compressed to produce a separate stream of purified nitrogen. This process also produces two streams containing argon and other rare gasses that must be disposed of. The main oxygen production process uses membranes to further purify this remaining nitrogen and then separates it into 99.5 percent pure oxygen versus 99.937 percent (5 parts per million) pure for conventional gas separation processes.

COVID HAS TURNED OXYGEN GAP INTO MAJOR CRISIS

According to UNICEF, Access to oxygen can be the difference between life and death for patients with severe COVID-19. It is also a critical treatment for children with pneumonia, which remains the leading infectious killer of children under 5 years, claiming over 800,000 lives every year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned an existing oxygen gap in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) into a crisis. The overwhelming number of patients in need of oxygen therapy far outstrips the existing capacity at hospitals and health facilities: over half a million COVID-19 patients in LMICs need oxygen therapy every day. An estimated 4.2 million children with pneumonia also cannot access this life-saving medical gas each year.

Thousands of oxygen concentrators have been delivered to health facilities around the world as part of the COVID-19 response. Although these devices are critical in treating COVID-19, they are limited in the number of patients they can reach at one time. Large-scale oxygen sources are needed to serve health facilities with hundreds of patients at a time.

INVESTMENT POURING IN OXYGEN PLANT

Meanwhile the government across the world, including in India, continues to heavily invest in vaccination programmes to build immunity against coronavirus and strengthen health care facilities to deal with any health emergencies. One of the key components of health infrastructure is affordable and constant supply of medical oxygen which is a life safer for those badly infected by norovirus requiring hospitalization. In India, Bhartiya Cryogas is one of the top oxygen manufacturers and suppliers to meet the requirements of government as well as private hospitals and healthcare facilities. Much before the Corona’s outbreak, the company has been India’s leading commercial oxygen manufacturer, manufacturer of oxygen plants, acetylene plant and oxygen cylinder filling plants. During the pandemic, they used their vast experience and facilities to immediately produce and supply medical grade oxygen.

During the second wave, Bhartiya Cryogas, top manufacturer and supplier of customized Cryogenic and PSA (PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION) Medical Oxygen Generation plants rose to meet national crisis by quickly turning its vast experience and facilities to produce and supply Medical PSA Oxygen Plant. The company beefed up their facilities on a war footing to design, fabricate and deliver customized highest quality standard Medical PSA oxygen.

There are several types of plants fabricated and supplied by Bhartiya Cryogas. They are:

CRYOGENICS

1) Medium Pressure Oxygen/Nitrogen Gas/Liquid Plants

2) Low Pressure Oxygen/Nitrogen Gas/Liquid Plants

PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION (PSA)

1) PSA/VPSA Oxygen/Nitrogen Generators

INDUSTRIAL GAS PLANTS

1) Hi-tech Acetylene plants

2) Nitrous Oxide plants

3) CO2 plants

4) Cylinder Filling Station