Carbon dioxide
● Properties and characteristics
- Carbon dioxide (chemical formula CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas vital to plant life on earth. This naturally occurring chemical compound is composed of two oxygen atoms each covalently double bonded to a singlecarbon atom. Carbon dioxide exists in the Earth's atmosphere as a trace gas at a concentration of about 0.04 percent (400 ppm) by volume.[2] Its presence in the atmosphere comes primarily from three sources: it is a byproduct of animal respiration, it is a product of the combustion of materials with carbon in them, and it is a byproduct of natural decomposition done by microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. Since carbon dioxide is soluble in water, it is found naturally in the oceans; it is also a major component of carbonated beverages and some types of wine and beer. The frozen solid form of CO2 is available as a commodity in many Western supermarkets, where it goes by the name of dry ice.
1) Chemical name | Carbon dioxide (CARBON DIOXID, carbonic acid gas) |
|---|---|
2) Molecular Formula | CO2 |
3) Molecular Weight | 44.01 |
4) Sublimation Point | -78.5 °c |
5) Density | Gas 1.977kg/m3 (0 °c, 0.1013MPa) |
6) Triple Point | -56.6 °c (0.518MPa) |
7) Critical Temperature) | 31.1 °c |
8) Critical Pressure | 7.382MPa |
9) Critical density | 0.468kg/L |
10) Specific Gravity | Gas : 1.529(Air=1) / Liquid : 0.93(0℃ Water=1) |
▶ Purity
● Manufacturing capacity
Location | Raw material supplier | Manufacturing procedure | Manufacturing capacity (per day) | Storage capacity |
Yeosu factory | Lotte Chemical | Naphtha cracking | 240ton | 2,300ton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daesan factory | Lotte Chemical | Naphtha cracking | 240ton | 1,600ton |
● Supply method
▶ Bulk supply
Liquefied carbon dioxide is delivered and supplied to the client company using a tank lorry (supplied to the storage tank of the client company) Considering the client’s overall condition for work and procedures, our company has established an optimal system for the most stable and economical supply.
▶ Cylinder supply
Through a nationwide transportation network, we pursue the fastest and most efficient supply to fit client demands. ※ Supply can be made anywhere in Korea through our tank lorries and cylinder-delivery vehicles.
● Use
- Industrial welding, rapid cooling, releasing agent for casting, antioxidant, sealing storage tanks for flammable and harmful substances
Food additives for food and beverages, beer, carbonated drinks / Catalyst for plant growth / preserving and cooling foods
Medical digestant, pesticides, topical anesthetic, sterilizing gas (combined with EO), cell incubators
For other chemical materials (making urea and soda ash), processing water, puffing of cigarettes, slaughtering livestock, charging sprays
