Not Enough CO2, (Carbon Dioxide) Here…. Tell This To Greta Thunberg. It Will Make Her Feel Better About CO2

People need heat in the cold weather to stay alive. CO2 heats up the earth which means we need fewer heaters. Beer needs CO2 which some people need to stay alive, … they say.

But breathing uses oxygen and creates CO2. Plants need CO2 ti grow. Plants use CO2 to break down suger which they store and which we eat to stay alive. It’s called Photosynthesis which changes CO2 to O2 which is necessary for human life. CO2 in the air takes up some of the oxygen we need to breathe. No O2 means no breathing.

Plants remove about 30% of the Carbon Dioxide from the air and replace some of it with oxygen. The oceans remove about 30% more of the CO2. Industry uses CO2 for many things.

Carbon Dioxide: Multi-Industry Uses for Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide in solid and in liquid form is used for refrigeration and cooling.

It is used as an inert gas in chemical processes, in the storage of carbon powder and in fire extinguishers.

Carbon dioxide is used in the manufacture of casting molds to enhance their hardness.

Carbon dioxide is used on a large scale as a shield gas in MIG/MAG welding, where the gas protects the weld puddle against oxidation by the surrounding air.  A mixture of argon and carbon dioxide is commonly used today to achieve a higher welding rate and reduce the need for post weld treatment. Dry ice pellets are used to replace sandblasting when removing paint from surfaces.  It aids in reducing the cost of disposal and cleanup.

Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Petroleum Industry Uses:
Large quantities are used as a raw material in the chemical process industry, especially for methanol and urea production.
Carbon dioxide is used in oil wells for oil extraction and to maintain pressure within a formation.. When CO₂ is pumped into an oil well, it is partially dissolved into the oil, rendering it less viscous, allowing the oil to be extracted more easily from the bedrock.  Considerably more oil can be extracted from through this process.
Rubber and Plastics Industry Uses:
Flash is removed from rubber objects by tumbling them with crushed dry ice in a rotating drum.
Food and Beverages Uses for Carbon Dioxide:
Liquid or solid carbon dioxide is used for quick freezing, surface freezing, chilling and refrigeration in the transport of foods.
In cryogenic tunnel and spiral freezers, high pressure liquid CO₂ is injected through nozzles that convert it to a mixture of CO₂ gas and dry ice “snow” that covers the surface of the food product.  As it sublimates (goes directly from solid to gas states) refrigeration is transferred to the product.
Carbon dioxide gas is used to carbonate soft drinks, beers and wine and to prevent fungal and bacterial growth.
Liquid carbon dioxide is a good solvent for many organic compounds.  It is used to de-caffeinate coffee.
It is used as an inert “blanket”, as a product-dispensing propellant and an extraction agent. It can also be used to displace air during canning.
Supercritical CO₂ extraction coupled with a fractional separation technique is used by producers of flavors and fragrances to separate and purify volatile flavor and fragrances concentrates.
Cold sterilization can be carried out with a mixture of 90% carbon dioxide and 10% ethylene oxide, the carbon dioxide has a stabilizing effect on the ethylene oxide and reduces the risk of explosion.
Health Care Uses:
Carbon dioxide is used as an additive to oxygen for medical use as a respiration stimulant.
Environmental Uses:
Used as a propellant in aerosol cans, it replaces more environmentally troublesome alternatives.
By using dry ice pellets to replace sandblasting when removing paint from surfaces, problems of residue disposal are greatly reduced.
It is used to neutralize alkaline water.
Miscellaneous Uses for Carbon Dioxide: (CO₂):
Liquid carbon dioxide’s solvent potential has been employed in some dry cleaning equipment as a substitute for conventional solvents.  This use is still experimental – some types of soil are more effectively removed with traditional dry cleaning equipment, and the equipment is more expensive.
Yields of plant products grown in greenhouses can increase by 20% by enriching the air inside the greenhouse with carbon dioxide.  The target level for enrichment is typically a carbon dioxide concentration of 1000 PPM (parts per million) – or about two and a half times the level present in the atmosphere.

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