Products |
Description |
Application |
Carbon Dioxide
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Carbon Dioxide is a gas stream from the chemical and petrochemical operations. View Sasol’s speciality gases and carbon dioxide product.
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Circuit board assembly, to clean surfaces and in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, Combined with epoxides to create plastics and polymers, Dry ice, Enhanced oil recovery (EOR), Fire extinguishers, Manufacture of inorganic and organic carbonates, Manufacture of polyurethanes, Manufacture of sodium salicylate, Manufacture of urea, Metals industry to enhance the hardness of casting moulds and as a soldering agent, Production of carbonated (fizzy) drinks, Water treatment |
Sub Saharan Africa |
High Purity Hydrogen
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High Purity Hydrogen is produced for on-site usage by steam reforming of natural gas. Such plants may also be used as sources of hydrogen for the merchant market.
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Commonly used as a carrier gas, purge gas or detector gas for a range of analytical equipment, Fuel Cells, Rocket fuel |
Sub Saharan Africa |
Krypton and Xenon
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Sasol’s Krypton and Xenon is produced from air separation plants.
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Electronics, Etching, High pressure arc lamps for motion picture projection, In instruments for radiation detection, Lighting, Photographic flashes, Production of ultraviolet light, Semi conductor, Space, Sputtering, Window insulation |
France |
Liquid Argon
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Sasol’s Liquid Argon is produced from air separation plants. View applications below.
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Growing crystals of silicon and germanium, Manufacture of lasers, Manufacture of light bulbs, Prevents oxidation of molten metals and alloys and for degassing and desulphurisation of molten iron and steel, Shield gas in TIG welding, Used as an inert gas, Welding |
Sub Saharan Africa |
Low Purity Hydrogen
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Low Purity Hydrogen is produced for on-site usage by steam reforming of natural gas. Such plants may also be used as sources of hydrogen for the merchant market.
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Fertilisers, cyclohexane and methanol for the production of plastics and pharmaceuticals, Furnace fuel, Hydrogenation, Removal of sulphur from fuels during the oil-refining process |
Sub Saharan Africa |
Nitrogen
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Sasol’s Nitrogen is produced from air separation plants.
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A dielectric gas for high voltage equipment, Constituent of almost every major class of drugs, including antibiotics, In the form of nitrous oxide Pharmaceutical anesthetic agent, Inert gas in blanketing, Manufacture of ammonia, Manufacture of fertilisers, Manufacture of light bulbs, Manufacture of urea, Manufacturing stainless steel, electroplating processes in order to make it stronger and more resistant to corrosion, Preservation of packaged foods, Pressurizing gas to propel liquids through pipelines, Purging and leak testing especially during plant maintenance, Substitute for argon in incandescent light bulbs, Transistors, integrated circuits, and diodes in the electronics industry |
Sub Saharan Africa |