Carbon Dioxide is commonly used in agriculture to greatly boost plant growth.

Carbon Dioxide

FORMULA: CO2

INDUSTRIES & USES

  • Food Industry – To refrigerate & freeze food, used in carbonation of beverages 
  • Gardening – Promotes plant growth in greenhouses
  • Gas Gun Industry – CO2 cartridges pressurize gas-powered firearms
  • Indoor Hydroponic Agriculture – Used to promote plant growth and increase yield
  • Safety – Used for life vest and raft inflation and as a fire extinguishing agent
  • Textile – Used in making foam rubber

AVAILABLE QUANTITIES

  • 20 Pound Cylinders
  • 50 Pound Cylinders
  • 500 Pound Dewars

 

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Description

Carbon dioxide is an acidic colorless gas with a density about 53% higher than that of dry air. Carbon dioxide molecules consist of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It occurs naturally in Earth’s atmosphere as a trace gas. 

 

CO2 is considered to be minimally toxic by inhalation. The primary health effects caused by CO2 are the result of its behavior as a simple asphyxiant. A simple asphyxiant is a gas which reduces or displaces the normal oxygen in breathing air. Symptoms of mild CO2 exposure may include headache and drowsiness. At higher levels, rapid breathing, confusion, increased cardiac output, elevated blood pressure and increased arrhythmias may occur. Breathing oxygen depleted air caused by extreme CO2 concentrations can lead to death by suffocation.

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