Thanks to its versatile characteristics and its effect on
improving the product quality and productivity, it is widely
used in many industries. Therefore, it has constituted the
key factor of cost-decrease for many companies worldwide.
AREAS of USE
CO2 is widely used in the following industries:
- Beverages
- Foodstuff
- Cold grinding
- MAP
- CO2 fertilizing at greenhouses
- Anti vermin
- Anti Fire and Fire Extinguishers
- Waste water and water purification
- Dry ice
- Technical cooling
And in many other developing industries
Other than the aforementioned industries, many new products
and production methods can be developed by means of the
possibilities that are provided by carbon dioxide. While the
CO2 used in industry increase productivity, it also adds
value to the product.
Let us first give some examples to such areas: As a very
important input in the beverage industry at the
carbonization
phase due to its solubility in liquids. As dry ice for
freezing, the cooling processes, cooling and cool transit of
foodstuff due to its temperature being –79ºC. As fumigation
gas at depots and silos for vermin extermination, with its
bacterial static effect and for it pushes away and replaces
oxygen. Also for packed products such as coffee and cheese.
As compressed gas at aerosols and powder fire extinguishers
and as protective gas during transportation between the
pneumatic carrier and the source. In wastewater purification
for the neutralization of alkaline wastewaters. For
adjusting the pH value of swimming pools and for the
carbonization of soft waters. In the production of sponges
and polyurethane in order to make the sponge porous, rather
than using carcinogen methyl chloride. As laser gas, cold
surgery, baths, therapeutic gas in medical field.
Instead of acetic acid that is used to neutralize NaOH,
which is used to fixate textile dyes.
In the production of Salicate, which is the raw material of
Aspirin. As an alternative to TNT used in mines, by means of
controlled heating of the CO2 in special tubes causing the
explosion, due to expansion of the CO2. The CO2 is used |