A little knowledge is a dangerous thing ~ a biased knowledge is the prejudiced tainted thing!
We read so much about it – but do we really
know anything about it ? –Oxygen
Oxygen is a
highly reactive element that is very abundant on earth and in the human body.
It is found in many compounds that are used to sustain basic life forms and
modern civilization. Oxygen is
ubiquitous; it comprises approximately 46% of the crust, 21% of the atmosphere,
and 61% of the human body. Oxygen has
two allotropes (dioxygen, O2, and ozone, O3), both excellent oxidizing agents. Oxygen
is typically observed in the -2 oxidation state, in the form O2-, but it can
also form other ions such as peroxide, O22-, and superoxide, O2-. With
different possible oxidation states, many possible molecular compounds can be
formed when an element reacts with oxygen. Oxides are chemical compounds that contain at
least one oxygen atom and at least one atom of another element. There are four
principle oxidation states of oxygen: -2, -1, -1/2, and 0.
.. .. and what
is ‘cryogenic’ that we are hearing so often these days ?
To meet the
shortage of Cryogenic tankers in the wake of Covid 19 surge sweeping the
country, the pride of dairy co-operatives Amul has moved forward in a novel
way. Amul has converted its Cryogenic tankers, used for Liquid Nitrogen gas for
milk transportation, into Liquid Oxygen tankers. The development was shared by GCMMF’s Managing Director through a
tweet “Amul is helping local administration in transportation of Oxygen by
converting it’s Liquid Nitrogen gas Cryogenic Road tanker.” Amul’s move has won it accolades
from many people on social media. While a follower said “proud of your
leadership & Amul”, another said “Very Good decision. People will be highly
obliged for this. Thank you AMUL. Utterly Buttery “Gaseously “ AMUL.
In physics,
cryogenics is the production and behaviour of materials at very low
temperatures. The 13th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration endorsed a universal definition of
“cryogenics” and “cryogenic” by accepting a threshold of 120 K (or –153 °C) to
distinguish these terms from the conventional refrigeration. Cryogenicists use the Kelvin or Rankine
temperature scale, both of which measure from absolute zero, rather than more
usual scales such as Celsius which measures from the freezing point of water at
sea level or Fahrenheit with its zero at an arbitrary temperature. (as usual
this leaves me only more confused !)
No political
post this – so for sure would not relish any comment on ‘North divide /
panipoori / and the like – and my regards for a North Indian villain has
skyrocketed in recent times (again I am not posting on Chennai Corporates or
actors of tinseldom !)
Away from
the financials, what interests us is - Gautam Adani-led diversified
conglomerate Adani group has joined corporate India's efforts to bolster the
national effort and capacity against the surging spread of COVID-19 in various
measures – now in news of importing
cryogenic tanks and medical-grade oxygen cylinders from Saudi Arabia. The first
shipment of four ISO cryogenic tanks filled with 80 metric tonnes of liquid
medical oxygen are already on their way from Dammam in Saudi Arabia to Mundra
in Gujarat. The group is also securing 5,000 medical-grade oxygen cylinders
from Linde Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, it
should also be noted that in addition to these efforts, the conglomerate is
also arranging additional oxygen supplies for rapid distribution in Gujarat. In
a Twitter post, Adani shared that each day his group is supplying 1,500
cylinders with medical oxygen to wherever they are needed in Kutch of Gujarat. Adani
Group's efforts add to the contributions being made by the private sector
majors like Tata Group, JSW Group, Reliance Industries Limited, ITC Limited,
and many more towards helping the nation cope with the surging COVID-19 cases
in the country.
Hats off to
these great Nationalist industrialists – the one mentioned here and others who
have been rendering so much of service to the Nation. This is of no particular order. .. .. .. and there
is this villain !!
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood
who played a great role in helping migrants is now bringing oxygen plants from France and other
nations for installing them at various places in India. Sonu Sood is planning
to install at least four of the oxygen plants in the worst-hit COVID-19 states
of India, including Delhi and Maharashtra.
"We have seen a lot
of people suffering because of the unavailability of oxygen cylinders. We have
got it now, and are already giving it to people. However, these oxygen plants
will not only supply to entire hospitals but will also get these oxygen
cylinders filled up, which will solve a major problem of the people suffering
from Covid-19," said Mr Sood. According to an official release, the first
plant has already been ordered and it will be arriving in 10-12 days from
France. Sonu Sood said: "Time is the biggest challenge for us at the
moment and we are working our best to make sure everything comes in time and we
don''t lose more lives".
In tough times, let us
read and spread goodness of these heroes only and not read about unwanted
journalists who tweet against the Nation and use poor India pictures against
the Nation. The need of hour is help the
needy to the utmost extent possible.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
12.5.2021.
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