氪气和氙气是国民经济中重要的工业气体。目前,在我国乃至世界对氪气和氙气的需求量继续保持增长,氪气和氙气的供应将会持续紧张。造成这个情况主要原因是氪气和氙气的应用领域越来越广,它们不仅应用在传统的照明工业,而且近几年在建筑门窗、平板电视、电子芯片、空间、卫星及医疗行业上的应用正在崛起。2008年世界氪气的需求量约为8500万升、氙气的需求量约为1000万升。 Krypton and xenon are important industrial gases in the national economy. At present, the demand for krypton and xenon in our country and the world will continue to grow, and the supply of krypton and xenon will continue to be tense. The main reason for this is that the applications of krypton and xenon are becoming more and more widely used. They are not only used in the traditional lighting industry, but also applied to architectural windows and doors, flat-panel TVs, electronic chips, space, satellite and medical industries in recent years Is rising. In 2008, the world demand for krypton is about 85 million liters, and the demand for xenon is about 10 million liters.