Questions and Answers About the PCO2 Carbon Dioxide Quality Protection System
The most common questions are PCO2 Protection against cases with poor CO2 quality
Carbon dioxide (CO2), colorless, no-rice, no-burning gas, is widely used in the food industry and the production of beverage-free drinks during the discharge process as a carbonization agent for non-alcoholic drinks, beer and gased water.
The risk of pollution threatens the carbon dioxide (CO2) even during production, most of the cases is associated with insufficient processing, in addition to the risks associated with transportation, storage and overload, these processes can occur multiple times before the technological point of use is reached.
Pollution is a real problem for manufacturers as it leads to the appearance of unpleasant fragrances and odors, swelling, changes in the appearance, product rejection and reputation damage.
This is why many drinkers take measures - such as the installation of a Parker PCO2 carbon quality protection system - to ensure CO2 purity and avoid serious quality incidents impact on their business.
To help you learn more about the Parker PCO2 system, we have made a list of our most popular questions.
The most common questions about the PCO2 system of protection against carbon-quality problems.
What is PCO2? PCO2 is a static adsorption layer, built from specially selected adsorbents designed to remove traces of CO2 pollution to a guaranteed quality of gas, which remains within the range of industry standards. The system prevents detrimental consequences for the finished product, the manufacturer's reputation and its final saldo. PCO2, designed as an emergency protection device on the end chain of technology consumption, this means it can process CO2, which is outside the specification to return it within the specification (not allows the manufacturer of the end food to lower the specification of CO2, which comes below industry standards). PCO2 is not designed for constant CO2 low-quality cleaning (for example at the CO2 production factory)
Why do I need PCO2? CO2 is produced as a result of a variety of processes with a variety of pollutions. Some of the pollutions remain in gas after cleaning on the gas collection facility. There have been cases where non-quality gas passed the whole way through the supply chain and got into the drink. To prevent the re-receiving of such incidents with quality, the dissolving companies apply internal protection on the site (PCO2), in addition to increased control in CO2 suppliers.
What is a quality incident? This is when a CO2 supplies were made to the plant that does not meet the specification, or when CO2 was contaminated during the production process and does not meet the recommended standards.
What is the CO2 specification for food for the beverage-free industry? The CO2 carbon dioxide specification is regulated by the ISBT (International Society of Drinking Technologies) and EIGA (European Association of Industrial Gases). In these standards, potential pollution is called a critical limit of acceptance in ppm: - General flying carbon (such as methane) - General aromatic carbon Acetate - Total silk (except SO2, like S)
How many contaminants can PCO2 protect? The PCO2 cleanser will process CO2 up to 10 times better levels of the ISBT / EIGA pollution for the determined amount of processed CO2.
How do I know when we had a quality incident? Many producers will be difficult to control if they do not have a chromatographic CO2 analyzer for gas testing. Most plants only receive a quality assurance certificate (QA) from a gas supplier. For improved gas quality monitoring, many producers buy online CO2 analyzer, except PCO2 cleansers.
What can I expect when I install an analyzer for PCO2? In most cases, the gas will be clean and will have a very low level of pollution. Under these conditions the difference between the input and output concentrations will be very small. In case of a critical situation with pollution, the PCO2 cleanser will remove it.
Should I change the PCO2 elements after the incident with quality? Yes, always
Who needs PCO2? All manufacturers and bottles of drinks including: - No alcoholic drinks Beer Gased water Food Industry
How does PCO2 work? The adsorption layer adsorbs pollution while flowing through it. Materials mainly adsorb various pollutants, thus providing effective protection against a wide range of potential pollution
Carbon dioxide (CO2), colorless, no-rice, no-burning gas, is widely used in the food industry and the production of beverage-free drinks during the discharge process as a carbonization agent for non-alcoholic drinks, beer and gased water. 