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blanketing tank with CO2

blanketing tank with CO2

blanketing tank with CO2

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IS THERE ANY REASON THAT A TANK CAN NOT BE BLANKETED WITH CO2 INSTEAD OF NATURAL GAS OR N2? THANKS  

RE: blanketing tank with CO2

CO2 can be a pretty corrosive component in many tank environments. It may also be soluable in the fluid contained within the tank.  It may not be compatible with the end use of the tank contents.   

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RE: blanketing tank with CO2

CO2 is not an inert gas.  As Big mentions it is acidic with any moisture at all.  CO2 was a common blanket gas years ago but mostly replaced with N2 or natural gas.  CO2 could also react directly with the product in the tank.  What is the source of CO2?  Most likely it is not even economical to use.

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