Category: Chemical Sciences
Level: Silver
Author: Freese T.
The Impact: <p>Reduce the use of gases and thereby emissions and costs through production as well as release.</p>
Details
Nitrogen, argon, and compressed air are resource-intensive to produce. Consumers have been made aware of this, glove boxes are not continuously flushed, flow rates have been optimized, and nitrogen has been replaced by compressed air wherever possible.
