Method of increasing the shelf life of a colorimetric device for indicating carbon dioxide and package containing such device
AssigneeIcor AB
InventorsAnders Larsson, Gunilla Ostberg, Paul Krill, Andras Gedeon
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Abstract
A method of increasing the shelf life of a reversible calorimetric device for indicating carbon dioxide is disclosed, which method comprises placing said device together with at least one non-toxic pH-lowering gas in a gas-tight wrapping or casing. A package is also disclosed which is prepared by means of said method. The invention also relates to the use of a non-toxic pH-lowering gas for increasing the shelf life of a device of the above mentioned type.
Claims4
A package comprising a gas-tight wrapping or casing and enclosed therein a reversible calorimetric device for indicating carbon dioxide and a gas mixture comprising A) carbon dioxide and air or B) carbon dioxide, air, and a minor amount of water vapor, the concentration of carbon dioxide of said gas mixture being at least 0.2% by volume.
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