Product Name

Xenon

Chemical Formula

Xe

Hazard Class

2.2

Molecular Weight

131.29

Boiling Point(℃)

-108.12

Boiling Point(℉)

-162.6

Density(kg/m3)

5.586

Density(lb/ft3)

0.341

Process

Xenon is obtained from air separation plants. In view of its very low natural concentration in air, it is only economically viable to recover xenon from larger plants. In these cases a stream containing a mixture of crude xenon and krypton is extracted from the plant and processed in a separate purification and distillation system.

1. in some types of ion and excimer lasers. These are used for medical, semiconductor and industrial applications, and for research programmes, such as dark matter research

2.  as a rocket fuel for small ion thrusters to position satellites in orbit

3.  in the lighting industry. Both sodium and mercury lamps, which are used extensively for outdoor lighting, such as on motorways and other roads, are filled with pure xenon

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