What does a liquid nitrogen container cost in the UK and what makes one vessel worth three times the price of another?
Liquid nitrogen containers available in the UK range from approximately £200 for a 3-litre bench-top laboratory dewar to over £4,000 for a large-capacity 50-litre storage vessel with multiple canisters. The price difference is almost entirely explained by two engineering factors: vacuum insulation quality and static evaporation rate.
A vessel with a low-quality vacuum loses insulation efficiency within 2 to 3 years, resulting in rapidly increasing liquid nitrogen consumption and eventually total insulation failure – at which point the vessel is unusable. A high-quality vessel maintains its vacuum for 5 to 10 years or longer and carries a meaningful warranty to reflect this. Cryolab’s storage dewar range carries a 3-year vacuum warranty as standard. When comparing liquid nitrogen container prices, always request the static evaporation rate per day and calculate total liquid nitrogen cost over a 5-year period. A vessel costing £600 with an evaporation rate of 0.3 litres per day will cost significantly more to run than a vessel costing £900 with a rate of 0.08 litres per day, assuming liquid nitrogen at £0.50 per litre. View the full Cryolab storage vessel range with technical specifications, or contact us for a total cost of ownership comparison for your facility. CryoGPT can also calculate running costs based on your specific usage profile.
