What Is Nitrous Used For?
Common uses of nitrous oxide include surgical, food service and recreational purposes. Many people have experienced nitrous as an anaesthetic for dental surgery. Nitrous oxide chargers are also used to make whipped cream. The dairy industry uses nitrous as a mixing and foaming agent as it is non-flammable, bacteriostatic (stops bacteria from growing) and leaves no taste or odour. Nitrous is sometimes used in auto racing to speed combustion. Nitrous is even used in diving to prepare divers for the nitrous-like effects of nitrogen narcosis. It is also a greenhouse gas emitted by fertilizer and implicated in global warming.
