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Praxair Gases Support Lithium Ion
Battery Manufacturing
Praxair understands the needs of lithium ion battery manufacturers and the high-purity
materials required in the manufacturing process. We have high-purity, consistent quality and
the reliable supply network that you require. As a fully integrated supplier, we can meet
all of your growing needs.
Benefits of High-Purity Nitrogen
• Reproducible
• Low-moisture atmospheres
• Low-oxygen level atmospheres
• Effective metal oxidation storage
tank blanketing
• Stable inert atmosphere for electrode
production process
Packaging
• Praxair nitrogen is available in supply systems designed to meet
your needs regardless of the volume, including liquid cylinders,
microbulk and bulk supply systems
• Microbulk and bulk supply systems are equipped with Praxair’s
Tracker automated reorder system to facilitate continuous
nitrogen supply
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• Nitrogen flow-control systems are designed to deliver precise
quantities of nitrogen. They are equipped with data recording
capability which gives users reproducible, traceable results
• Praxair’s liquid nitrogen-based VOC recovery process will allow
battery producers to recover organic lithium metal oxide solvents
such as NMP
• Specialty gases for analytical equipment 5.0 argon and nitrogen
UHP, argon/hydrogen mix, helium 5.0, he/n2 certified mix, n2/h2 5%
• Calibration gases for emissions testing
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Inert Gas Purging
Volume Changes
Oxygen Level
1.00%
3
5
7
9
10
0.10%
0.01%
0.00%
Praxair engineers can provide technical assistance
with atmosphere and purging processes.
Praxair engineers can provide
guidance on how to optimize:
• nitrogen or argon-based inert atmospheres
• gas mixtures designed to enhance production
and lab scale processes
• precise / reproducible control of gas flows
• gas distribution systems
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