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Well about six hours ago they didn't have any at my local branch and couldn't tell my other half when they would have get some more.
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IIRC Argon comes along for the ride when distillation of air is done for making Oxygen, same with nitrogen.
Once you split it off as a liquid, you have to sell it quickly, or it vents off.
Unlike CO2 and propane/butane, you can't keep the bottle corked up forever.
So if industry is not buying much oxygen or the nitrogen, they don't want to run the plant very often.
Once you split it off as a liquid, you have to sell it quickly, or it vents off.
Unlike CO2 and propane/butane, you can't keep the bottle corked up forever.
So if industry is not buying much oxygen or the nitrogen, they don't want to run the plant very often.
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I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but Argon is a noble (inert) gas and is therefore one that you definitely can keep "corked up forever" A bottle of Argon/CO2 mixture might separate over time but can easily be re-mixed by rolling the bottle on the floor.
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its all gone here.
www.ibinews.com
Argon-assisted hydrogen engine rivals a diesel
A team of German researchers have developed a closed-loop hydrogen engine that has received a great deal of interest from the commercial marine sector
www.ibinews.com
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I would be willing to bet that the agent has forgotten to reorder before running out, and the distribution people haven't got a delivery route booked in yet.
No different to our own gas setup, we've no oxygen right now because no one asked me to reorder and i didn't check stock levels myself, so we're waiting til hopefully next week they get a delivery booked in
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Could be true but there not an agent, main branch. I'm starting to wonder if they actually mean't they didn't have my size bottle.......
Mind you a quick search on the google says there is a shortage
Out of curiosity I just googled argon shortage, seems to be linked to the troubles in Ukraine. It won’t make it impossible to get but you can be sure that the other suppliers will jack up prices just because they can
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I'm running out of room, I'm already hoarding toilet rolls, baked beans and petrol, now I've got to find room for Argon cylindersOut of curiosity I just googled argon shortage, seems to be linked to the troubles in Ukraine. It won’t make it impossible to get but you can be sure that the other suppliers will jack up prices just because they can
Bob
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In liquid form, the tank can't hold the pressure, so it vents off.
Or so I was told by the supplier.
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Fill all your tires with it...."Hidden in plain site"....I'm running out of room, I'm already hoarding toilet rolls, baked beans and petrol, now I've got to find room for Argon cylinders
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I don't know what your supplier's indulging in for recreational purposes but I think it's best avoided...here's a clip about turning argon into a liquid (and then a solid!) No pressure involved in turning it into a liquid...
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I'm not falling for your argument.
There are keyboard Komando's everywhere these days.
Have a nice day sir.
