Carbon Dioxide and MAP Applications in the Food Industry
by Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. | (gasworld).
Of today’s approximately 20 million annual tons per year (tpy) in CO2 merchant consumption, up to 40% of this would be consumed in the US alone. Close behind would be Japan and then the European Zone.
Of the most interesting applications in the carbon dioxide industry, and perhaps the most versatile, is the food industry – from dry ice applications, to various liquid applications, to gaseous MAP and purge forms of usage…
