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Tire Talk
BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTINENTAL TIRES
W
hy are we asking this ques-
tion? Because it's a question
that you've already asked us. So,
let's evaluate the pros and cons of
inflating your tires with regular air
versus nitrogen.
The air we breathe in the at-
mosphere is composed of 78%
nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1%
other gasses plus water in different
proportions depending on where
it's located.
You've probably heard recently
about the use of nitrogen, but did
you know that it has been used in
the industry for a long time and has
been a fundamental element of
many products and services?
How's it produced? Nitrogen is
obtained by distilling the atmo-
spheric air, which is collected into
containers called washing tow-
ers where it is submitted to high
pressure and cooling, producing
liquid air. Next, after a boiling
process, the oxygen and nitrogen
separate due to different boil-
ing points for each gas. Nitrogen
evaporates first leaving oxygen at
the bottom as a residue.
Nitrogen is used to preserve
biological samples such as blood,
tissues, organs, etc. It is also used
in the food industry to keep food
fresh while frozen or canned and
prevents the oxidation of vitamins
in drinks. It has other medical
Brought to you by Continental Tires
Is inflating
your tires
with nitrogen
worth it?
