Universities & Research

Ensuring the highest levels of precision and accuracy are achieved in laboratories and research units

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BOC is a leading supplier of speciality gases and speciality equipment - indispensable for a wide range of clinical and medical laboratory applications. These include zeroing and purging analytical instruments, calibrating blood gas analysers, calibrating lung testing equipment, maintaining biological atmospheres in incubators and cryopreserving biological samples. 

In addition to pure gases, BOC provides a wide range of gas mixtures for the calibration of instrumentation in scientific laboratories.

Using our worldwide network of modern, fully instrumented special gas plants, we ensure customers' gas mixture requirements are precisely blended and accurately analysed.

Our advanced production techniques ensure a thorough mixing of all components and the reproducibility of mixtures. BOC will custom blend mixtures and complete impurity or specific impurity analysis can be provided upon

Gas chromatography

Using high-purity carrier gases to bypass the need for expensive and unpredictable in-line purifier

Mass spectrometry

Using high-purity calibration, carrier and speciality gas mixtures to measure masses within a sample.

Universities & Research analytical methods

Other analytical methods

Chemical analysis is used to determine the qualitative or quantitative content of a given sample with the help of chemical and physical methods.

Carrier & Support Gases

High-purity carrier and support gases for optimal functioning of your gas chromatographic systems

Laboratory Gas Mixtures

BOC provides a wide range of gas mixtures for the calibration of instrumentation in scientific laboratories. We can also create bespoke recipes based on customer requirements.

Cryogenic gases

BOC’s CRYOSPEED service provides a hands-free delivery of liquid argon, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in small or large volumes.

Cryogenic equipment

BOC offers a carefully selected range of equipment to use with cryogenic gases. Many items are available to rent as well as buy.

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Speciality Gas Equipment Inspection and Repair Services

A comprehensive inspection and repair service for products supplied from the BOC Speciality Gases equipment range

Pinpoint Cylinder Management Service

Designed for laboratories, Pinpoint allows you to ensure all your cylinders are in the right locations for safe and efficient operations

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Laboratory Gases Safety Training

Our range of safety training workshops for staff in laboratory and research environments

A collection of portable cryogenic storage vessels typically covered by BOC's Cryocare service

Cryocare Maintenance Solutions

For owners of small-to-medium vessels (up to & incl. 500 litres)

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