Overview Of Oxygen For Energy

By Lucia Weeks


Elemental oxygen occurs predominantly in form of a covalent homodimer on, that is a compound of two O2 atoms and having the empirical formula O2, referred to as molecular oxygen or dioxygen. There is a colorless and odorless gas that is contained in air to 20.942%. It is involved in many combustion and corrosion processes (oxygen for energy).

Almost all living organisms need O2 to live (typically give plants during photosynthesis but more O2 from than they consume). You see him mostly by breathing in air, or by absorption of water (dissolved oxygen). In high concentrations, however, it is toxic to most living things.The metastable, high-energy and reactive allotrope of three O2 atoms (O3) is called ozone. Atomic oxygen, ie O2 in form of free, single O2 atoms, is stable before only under extreme conditions, such as in vacuum of space or in hot stellar atmospheres. However, it has a significant meaning as a reactive intermediate in many reactions of atmospheric chemistry.

Some oxygen-rich inorganic compounds such as potassium permanganate, potassium nitrate (saltpeter), potassium chlorate and potassium chromate enter upon heating or reaction with reducing agents from oxygen. A further possibility of producing O2 in laboratory, is the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide on platinum-plated nickel foil. Pure O2 can be obtained by electrolysis of 30% potassium hydroxide solution of nickel electrodes. It Hydrogen and O2 are separated.

Even in so-called main sequence stars like the sun plays a role in energy oxygen. In CNO cycle (CNO cycle) represents O2 is an intermediate of nuclear reaction in which proton capture by a 12C nucleus, which acts as a catalyst, a 4He nucleus (alpha particle) is produced. In extremely heavy stars occurs in late stage of their development to O2 burning, in which the O2 is used as nuclear fuel for reactions that lead to construction of even heavier nuclei.

Most white dwarfs, which are the final state of 97% of all stars in prior theory, exist side by helium and carbon to a large extent of oxygen. Technically O2 is today almost exclusively obtained by rectification of air. The method in 1902, first developed by Carl von Linde (Linde process) and designed by Georges Claude economically viable. Small amounts arising as a by-product in production of hydrogen by electrolysis of water.

For O2 recovery after Claude process air by means of compressors to 5-6 bar is compressed, cooled and then removed by first filter of carbon dioxide, humidity, and other gases. The compressed air is cooled by flowing past gases from the process to a temperature near the boiling point. It is then expanded in turbines. A portion of energy used for compression can again be recovered. This is the method -. In contrast to Linde process, in which no energy is recovered - a lot more efficient.

O2 is the most abundant and widespread element on earth. It occurs both in atmosphere and in lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. O2 has a mass fraction of 50.5% of earth's crust (up to 16 km depth, including hydro and atmosphere). In air, his mass fraction is 23,16% (by volume: 20.95%), the water 88.8% (the sea water but only 86%, since there large amounts salts, eg. As sodium chloride are dissolved).

Usually takes O2 in its compounds, and in earth before. In earth's crust almost all minerals and rocks are so well oxygenated water next. Among the most important minerals include oxygen-containing silicates such as feldspars, mica and Olivine, carbonates such as calcium carbonate in limestone and oxides such as silica as quartz.




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