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| Every day, we are surrounded by products and technologies
that use gases in some way. Semiconductors, solar batteries, liquid
crystals, optic fibers, and biotechnologies are just a few examples.
The gases offered by Tomoe Shokai have provided powerful support
for advances in these advanced technologies, and the company’s
comprehensive backup, ranging from transport to safety and maintenance,
has won the unfailing trust of its customers. |
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Semiconductor material gases and
ultra-pure gases are provided for the production of products
that form the basis for international infrastructures, including
semiconductors and optic fibers required for high-speed communications. |
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These gases contribute significantly to the
chemical industry as fundamental raw materials in the production
of inorganic chemical products, acetic acid and ammonia compounds,
and plastics, and in the construction and operation of petroleum
complexes. Nitrogen is also used for safety and quality management
in petrochemical plants, for example in the prevention of
oxidization and explosions. |
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Liquid helium alone fulfills a critical role
as the coolant for nuclear reactors, which represent an energy
source that will event liallytake the place of petroleum
fuels. |
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Mixed gases containing oxygen are used in oxygen
inhalation devices and incubators for premature infants;
nitrous oxide gas is used as an anesthetic; and liquid nitrogen
is used in low-temperature treatments and in the storage
of cells and tissue cultures. |
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These gases are being used with increasing frequency
in the field of superconductor technologies, for industrial
applications requiring ultra-low temperatures such as superconductive
MRI devices in the medical field, and in R&D activities
related to linear motor cars, nuclear fusion, and high-energy
applications. |
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Various types of gases are used in the production
of a wide range of automotive parts, including engines, bodies,
springs, and tires. |
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Liquid hydrogen is used as a fuel in space rockets,
which require immense propulsive force. Similarly, hydrogen
will be a critical energy source in the post-petroleum and
post-nuclear power era. |
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Carbonic acid gas is used in the production
of carbonated beverages, liquid nitrogen and nitrogen gas
are used in the freeze-drying of powdered foods, liquid nitrogen
is used in low-temperature storage of food products, and
hydrogen is used in the hardening of food oils. |
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Nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide are used
extensively in Japan’s vital iron and steel industries.
For example, oxygen, acetylene gas, and LPG are used in welding
and cutting, nitrogen and other gases are used in plasma
are cutting, and carbon dioxide gas is used in mold production. |
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A variety of gases, including standard and high-purity
gases, are used as in a wide range of sampling applications,
as carriers, and in gas chromatography analysis, atomic absorption,
and other laboratory procedures. |
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Oxygen is used in melting and cement calcinations,
while nitrogen and hydrogen are used in glass production
processes. |
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Oxygen and acetylene gas are used for efficient
welding and cutting argon gas is used to prevent oxidation
in plasma welding, and nitrogen is used in heat processing. |
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Gases are essential for large-scale construction
activities; two examples are underwater cutting using oxygen
or hydrogen blowpipes, and liquid nitrogen freezing processes. |
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A mixed gas comprised of 80% helium and 20%
nitrogen is used for breathing in undersea facilities at
depths of 30 meters or more. |
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Highly effective gas sterilization is used extensively
in a wide range of medical and lifestyle fields. |
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As in the iron and steel industry, large volumes
of oxygen are used during melting and refining, while nitrogen
and argon are used in the removal of impurities. |
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Nuclear power plants
Tissue cultures
Optic fibers and wafers
Automotive production using industrial robots
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Space shuttle
Building construction
MRI equipment for medical applications |
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