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Argon

Argon (Ar)

An inert gas with unique properties used in a variety of industrial and analytical applications

Why use Air Products for your Argon requirements?​

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Bulk Liquid Deliveries and Cryogenic Storage

Our team of experts help meet your needs, from safe, reliable liquid supply to cryogenic tank installation

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CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions, Cost-Effective Alternative to Cylinders

It eliminates cylinder handling, reduces exposure to pressurized gases and reduces the number of deliveries

Argon Mode of Supply Selector Tool

Whether an industrial, food, pharmaceutical or specialised requirement, use this guide to see the various options which may be suitable.

Argon Mode of Supply Selector Tool

Our Recommended Modes of Supply

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Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Our Recommended Modes of Supply

Photo of cylinders and cylinder packs

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Our Recommended Modes of Supply

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Our Recommended Modes of Supply

Photo of cylinders and cylinder packs

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

our recommended mode of supply

Photo of cylinders and cylinder packs

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Membrane Systems

The PRISM® membrane separators contain thousands of asymmetric hollow fibers that act as a molecular filter. When high-pressure gas mixtures enter the separator, the gas components divide as a result of selective permeation.

Liquid tanks with adsorber vessels and a main air compressor

PSA Systems

Our proprietary PRISM® Nitrogen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Systems are available in a wide range of models that can be customised to suit each customer's application requirements. 

our recommended modes of supply

Onsite gas production plant within a fenced in enclosure

VSA Oxygen Generator

On-site production is often the best supply option for medium to larger oxygen requirements. Power efficient vacuum swing adsorption generators offer flexible on-site supply solutions.  When you buy oxygen under an on-site agreement, you will join customers in over 50 countries who count on Air Products.

ASUs at Hull with LOX/Lin and Argon tanks

Large Cryogenic Systems

Air separation plants are especially built for customers with large demands of gases per day. Power-efficient offer flexible on-site supply solutions with a possibility co-production of other gases as nitrogen or argon.  

our recommended modes of supply

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Onsite gas production plant within a fenced in enclosure

VSA Oxygen Generator

On-site production is often the best supply option for medium to larger oxygen requirements. Power efficient vacuum swing adsorption generators offer flexible on-site supply solutions.  When you buy oxygen under an on-site agreement, you will join customers in over 50 countries who count on Air Products.

our recommended modes of supply

Tube Trailers

Gas bulk deliveries and storage systems provide a safe, reliable supply option for high-purity hydrogen.

Nitrogen truck at Air Products campus, Allentown, PA.

Liquid Hydrogen

Air Products offers liquid hydrogen in a variety of purities and various modes of supply around the world thanks to our network of storage and transfill facilities.

our recommended modes of supply

Photo of cylinders and cylinder packs

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Membrane Systems

The PRISM® membrane separators contain thousands of asymmetric hollow fibers that act as a molecular filter. When high-pressure gas mixtures enter the separator, the gas components divide as a result of selective permeation.

our recommended modes of supply

Experis mixture cylinders

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

our recommended modes of supply

Experis mixture cylinders

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

Tube Trailers

Gas bulk deliveries and storage systems provide a safe, reliable supply option for high-purity hydrogen.

Our recommended modes of supply

Photo of cylinders and cylinder packs

Cylinders or Cylinder Packs

Cylinders are the traditional supply solution for low volume of gas. Air Products supplies a wide range of gases and gas mixtures at different purities and pressures, at full range of cylinder sizes from single ones to manifold packs.

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

our recommended modes of supply

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Membrane Systems

The PRISM® membrane separators contain thousands of asymmetric hollow fibers that act as a molecular filter. When high-pressure gas mixtures enter the separator, the gas components divide as a result of selective permeation.

Liquid tanks with adsorber vessels and a main air compressor

PSA Systems

Our proprietary PRISM® Nitrogen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Systems are available in a wide range of models that can be customised to suit each customer's application requirements. 

our recommended modes of supply

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Liquid tanks with adsorber vessels and a main air compressor

PSA Systems

Our proprietary PRISM® Nitrogen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Systems are available in a wide range of models that can be customised to suit each customer's application requirements. 

our recommended modes of supply

Photo of a Cryoease tank at a customer facility.

CryoEase® Microbulk Solutions

CryoEase® Service is a modern concept for smaller volume users of pure gases, cryogenic liquids or gaseous mixtures via a blender installed at the site, supplied with specially designed tank trucks with integrated controls and flexible storage tank options.  

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Membrane Systems

The PRISM® membrane separators contain thousands of asymmetric hollow fibers that act as a molecular filter. When high-pressure gas mixtures enter the separator, the gas components divide as a result of selective permeation.

Liquid tanks with adsorber vessels and a main air compressor

PSA Systems

Our proprietary PRISM® Nitrogen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Systems are available in a wide range of models that can be customised to suit each customer's application requirements. 

Our recommended mode of supply

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

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Cryogenic Systems

PRISM® cryogenic on-site systems provide gaseous nitrogen and oxygen as well argon for various applications.

our recommended modes of Supply

ASUs at Hull with LOX/Lin and Argon tanks

Large Cryogenic Systems

Air separation plants are especially built for customers with large demands of gases per day. Power-efficient offer flexible on-site supply solutions with a possibility co-production of other gases as nitrogen or argon.  

our recommended modes of supply

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Liquid tanks with adsorber vessels and a main air compressor

PSA Systems

Our proprietary PRISM® Nitrogen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Systems are available in a wide range of models that can be customised to suit each customer's application requirements. 

our recommended mode of supply

Photo of Air Products bulk gas trailer in front of an air separation plant.

Bulk Liquid Supply

Bulk deliveries by a truck provide large amount of gases, stored on a customer’s site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes.

Applications

Ask the Expert

John Dwyer
John Dwyer

Microbulk Applications Engineer, North America

Is my gas purity adequate for my process? 

Industrial gases (such as nitrogen, hydrogen, and argon) for furnace atmospheres are characterized by their very high purity (>99.995%). Typical impurity levels are much less than 10 parts per million by volume (ppmv) oxygen and less than 3 ppmv moisture (<– 90° F dew point). This purity is typically adequate for many processes involving a wide array of materials. Some materials, though, due to their high reactivity, may require additional purification to reach even lower levels of impurity, especially with gases supplied via bulk or tube trailer supply modes. Some facilities install in-line purifiers as an added precaution against impurities picked up from the houseline. In-line purification typically involves the removal of oxygen and moisture. Sometimes with argon supply, it is necessary to remove trace nitrogen impurities. The choice of purifier is dependent on the gas and the type and amount of impurities to be removed.

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