Liquid CO2 – Low temperature applications

By far, the cryogenic freezing of food products is the hallmark of low temperature applications for the commodity that is carbon dioxide (CO₂).

My personal experience with respect to low temperature applications for the commodity have been the lion’s share of the merchant work, in the past with the former AmeriGas, CO₂ Division, by far. The same applies today when I work with independent gas companies outside of North America, such as in Africa and the Middle East, when developing and instructing such companies in the art of CO₂ usage in food processing, cryogenic freezing, and temperature reduction.

Cryogenic freezing usage often represents the majority of new developments which these companies put into action. Since near 40% of North America’s merchant usage, on average, is found in food processing, it is impressive to find applications primarily in temperature reduction and cryogenic freezing.