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Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a key ingredient in the production of both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks, not only adding fizz but enhancing the aroma, flavour, texture and appearance.

Dry Ice

Drikold™ is Nippon Gases UK LTD trade name for dry ice which is carbon dioxide (CO₂) in its solid state at a temperature of -78.6 °C (-109.5 °F). Dry ice is used for chilling and freezing food for transportation. Dry ice is odourless, tasteless and can be used to help preserve products due to its bacteriostatic properties.

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Nippon Gases have the best proven security of supply within the UK market, we are the only UK CO₂ supplier with 2 import terminals, a fleet of ships and an extensive fleet of dedicated road barrels giving us control of the whole delivery process.

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Our CO₂ services are extensive and include a reliable carbonate source, compound extraction with supercritical CO₂, dry ice for blast cleaning, liquid CO₂ for fire extinguisher production and pH balancing of potable and waste water systems.

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Controlled Atmosphere Stunning

Controlled Atmosphere Stunning

CARBON DIOXIDE CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STUNNING

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Controlling the harvesting process

At Praxair, we have years of industry leading experience in the use and handling of carbon dioxide for food processing. And we’ve used what we’ve learned to develop our new controlled atmosphere stunning systems for humane pig and poultry stunning.

The multi-stage Controlled Atmosphere Stunning (CAS) stunning process has several welfare advantages:

Reliability
Animal welfare – carbon dioxide stunning is non-aversive and irreversible
Meat quality - minimising stress and the formation of blood spots
Improved working conditions and safe handling conditions for slaughterhouse staff
Savings due to a highly efficient process

Contact our experts for more information on humane stunning with Praxair's CO₂

Biphasic poultry stunning with carbon dioxide: Rapid, non-reversible, stunning for humane high-efficiency quality poultry meat.

Carbon dioxide pig stunning: Rapid, non-reversible, stunning for humane high-efficiency quality meat production