Carbon Dioxide Cylinder Food Fresh

Modified atmosphere packaging Our Refrigerant Gas Distributor: Refrigerant Gas Suppliers™ specialists can help recommend the most suitable gas, equipment and safety products for your process, site and employees. Our Carbon Dioxide Cylinder Food Fresh is supplied in VK for gaseous withdrawal or LK for liquid withdrawal (34.0kg).

From the MAPAX® gas range.

• Typically used for modified-atmosphere packaging of food
• Inhibits growth of many fungi and bacteria
• Higher density than air provides good blanketing properties
• Our food grade gases are compliant with British and European standards
• Other cylinder sizes available on request, all with a choice of liquid or vapour withdrawal
• BOC sells a range of heated regulators which can be used for increasing flow rates

Carbon Dioxide Cylinder Food Fresh Specification

99.9% minimum
→ oxygen ≤30 ppm
→ moisture ≤20 ppm
→ carbon monoxide ≤5 ppm
→ ammonia ≤2.5 ppm
→ benzene ≤0.02 ppm
→ total hydrocarbons ≤50 ppm
→ non-volatile organic residue ≤5 mg/kg
The above concentrations are ideal volume fractions (= mole fractions).
The product conforms to E290 specification.

Carbon Dioxide Cylinder Identified uses:

Industrial and professional. Perform risk assessment prior to use. Aerosol
propellant. Balance gas for mixtures. Beverage applications. Biocidal uses.
Blanketing gas. Blast cleaning. Calibration gas. Carrier gas. Chemical
synthesis. Combustion, melting and cutting processes. Cooling applications.
Fire suppressant gas. Food freezing. Food packaging gas. Freezing, Cooling
and heat transfer. Inerting gas. Inflation systems. Laboratory use. Laser gas.
Plant growth promoter. Pressure head gas, operational assist gas in pressure
systems. Process gas. Purge gas. Refrigerant. Solvent for extraction. Special
effects (entertainment). Test gas.
Consumer use. Propellant gas. Shielding gas in gas welding.
It is the responsibility of the end user to ensure that the product as supplied is
suitable for its intended use.

Before using Carbon Dioxide Cylinder in any new process or experiment, a thorough material
compatibility and safety study should be carried out. Ensure adequate air ventilation.
Ensure all national/local regulations are observed. Whilst proper care has been
taken in the preparation of this document, no liability for injury or damage resulting
from its use can be accepted. Note: When the Product Name appears in the SDS
header the decimal sign and its position comply with rules for the structure and
drafting of international standards, and is a comma on the line. As an example 2,000
is two (to three decimal places) and not two thousand, whilst 1.000 is one thousand
and not one (to three decimal places).