Helium

Helium is a unique component with amazing properties. It ranks second in the table of chemical elements and first among inert gases. Helium is light and tasteless, and can be in three aggregate states

  • gaseous (compressed)
  • liquid

This gas is the coldest liquid on Earth, at zero temperature it is still liquid. Helium is superfluid and has a density of only 0.00018 g/cm³. The boiling point of liquid helium is -269 degrees and the melting point is -272 degrees.

Helium finds application in various fields:

  • In medicine and diagnostics, it is used in MRI units and as a refrigerant for ultra-low temperature research.
  • In the nuclear power industry, where it serves as a coolant for certain types of reactors.
  • In repair work, helium is used to detect leaks in piping systems.
  • In metallurgy, it is used in smelting metals and cooling products.
  • In the food industry, helium can be added as propylene (E939) for packaging solutions.
  • In aerostatics, where it fills airships, balloons and weather probes, providing lift when the weight-to-filler ratio is properly calculated.
  • In the LED industry, where helium is used to cool and reduce the temperature of incandescent elements in light bulbs.
  • In research activities, where helium serves as a coolant for scientific instruments.
  • In the LED industry, where it is used in bulb filling and as a coolant for heat waves.
  • Helium is also used in mixtures with oxygen in the filling of diving cylinders for divers.

Termo Life offers helium in liquid and gaseous form for delivery across the continent.