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Checking Out and Returning Compressed Gas Cylinders

Seven types of compressed gases are kept on hand in Roger Adams Laboratory and are available for purchase by SCS researchers. 

The locations of these gases are listed below:

  • Room 33A (closet next to Room 33): Oxygen
  • Room 35 (Liquid Nitrogen Room): Air and Nitrogen
  • Room 64B: Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, and Helium

Access requirements: Rooms 33A and 64B require a keycode for access. An existing member 
of your research group should provide the appropriate code during onboarding. If no one in 
your group knows the code, email scs-facilities@illinois.edu to request access.

Checking Out a Gas Cylinder

Researchers who need to purchase a compressed gas cylinder should follow these steps:

  1. Secure the cylinder to an approved transfer cart. Carts are available to borrow in Rooms 35 and 64B.
  2. Complete the “Gas Cylinder Issue” card and place it in the designated box in the alcove next to Room 33. Be sure to complete all required information so the cylinder can be accurately billed and inventoried. The “Gas Cylinder Return” card will be provided in the sleeve with the cylinder. Keep this card until the cylinder is ready to be returned.
  3. Transport the cylinder to the desired location after the issue card has been submitted.
  4. Return the transfer cart immediately if you borrow one from Room 35 or 64B so that it remains available for other researchers.
compressed gas check out card
card box

Returning a Gas Cylinder

When a cylinder is empty or otherwise ready to be returned, follow these steps:

  1. Secure the cylinder to an approved transfer cart. Carts are available to borrow in Rooms 35 and 64B.
  2. Complete the “Gas Cylinder Return” card and place it in the designated box in the alcove next to Room 33.
  3. Return the cylinder to one of the designated return areas outside the building:
    • Primary return area: Just outside the double doors next to the Liquid Nitrogen 
      Room.
    • Secondary return area: Around the corner to the right of the primary return 
      area.
  4. Return the transfer cart immediately if you borrow one from Room 35 or 64B so that it remains available for other researchers
gas cylinder return area
Primary Return Area
secondary gas cylinder return area
Secondary Return Area