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Article: Starfrost C[O.sup.2] freezing technology.(PLANT)
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- Food Trade Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Equipment specialist Starfrost has developed a revolutionary freezing system for seafood products that could previously only be processed using nitrogen.
In conjunction with parent company Star Refrigeration, Starfrost's equipment development team has pioneered two types of freezing system using carbon dioxide (C[O.sup.2]) technology. Both C[O.sup.2] systems offer an alternative freezing solution for seafood such as shrimp, once viewed as a 'nitrogen only' product.
Starfrost has developed two pilot systems that combine C[O.sup.2] refrigerant with low temperature, high velocity freezing techniques. Both these non-cryogenic mechanical systems operate at ...