by Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. | (Jim Lane (The Digest).
Carbon dioxide is generally thought of by those who are not in the gases industries as either a greenhouse gas; and/or for use in beverage carbonation, and perhaps fire abatement. To those in the gases industries, carbon dioxide is known for much more; including growth in green applications. Beyond the above – mentioned subjects, are numerous applications, which approach 40% of merchant market use, in various forms of food processing; then other major uses including metallurgical applications, pH reduction, chemical feedstock use, and dry ice pressing, to begin with…