
ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD
Offi cial sales partner USA
Industriestr. 2, CH-8590 Romanshorn
GRAND NORTHERN PRODUCTS
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ASCO
CARBON DIOXIDE LTD
XII
CO
2
SAFETY NOTES
CO
2
DATA SHEET
Name
Carbon dioxide
Chemical formula
CO
2
Molecular weight:
(at 0 °C and 101.3 kPa)
44.011 kg/kmol
Molecular volume:
22.263 m
3
/kmol
Specifi c gas constant
0.1889 kJ/(kg/K)
Gas density
(at 0 °C and 101.3 kPa)
1.977 kg/m
3
Relative gas density
(at 0 °C and 101.3 kPa, air = 1)
1.529 kg/m
3
Triple point
-56.6 °C at 5.18 bar
Gas colour
colourless
Reaction under normal conditions
Stable molecules, can be used as inert gas
Odour
Odourless
Taste
neutral, slightly acidic
Toxic classifi cation
non toxic
SOLID CO
2
(DRY ICE)
Sublimation temperature
-78.9 °C (-110 °F) at p = 0.9807 bar
Latent heat of the sublimation
573.02 kJ/kg (Enthalpy of the sublimation)