What Are the Uses of Carbon Dioxide Gas?
baum image by Rainer Denkinger from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/51/7c/uses-carbon-dioxide-gas_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Carbon dioxide is used by plants for photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide is an odorless (at very low concentrations), colorless gas that is stable at room temperature. Living creatures produce carbon dioxide as a waste product of respiration, which is then utilized by plants to form food by photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide also has numerous industrial and commercial uses—ranging from firefighting to electronic equipment manufacture. Industrial Applications Carbon dioxide gas is used in industries to produce chemicals and as feedstock. According to “IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage,” carbon dioxide gas is involved in the production of refrigeration systems, welding systems, water treatment processes (to stabilize the pH of water) and carbonated be