Can liquid Nitrogen support the issue of reducing carbon footprint?

Is it possible for the technology to be used in the plastic industry, which has been labeled as one of the most toxic companies in the world? 

Let’s listen to Mr. Mayank Agarwal, Director, VIBGYOR international pvt. ltd.

Transcription

Hi, I am Mayank Agarwal. My company name is VIBGYOR International. We are like 47 years old company. into the packaging industry. So we provide state-of-the-art technology solutions.

We bring in solutions from all across the globe to the Indian industry. So today we will discuss a product from Chart Industries. So we are the authorized distributors for Chart.

Chart is a US MNC. They are like global giants in energy. Cryogenic is one of their parts and green hydrogen, I mean, as you say, like the sustainability factor.

So, they have a core focus on that and cryogenic that is basically liquids at minus 195, minus 196, minus 200, all those liquids we are talking of. So, Chad is a pioneer in that. And we are their authorised distributor.

So today I mean the product that we are displaying right now is basically a liquid nitrogen dozer. This technology has been developed by chart wherein they are introducing like liquid nitrogen which is at minus 195 degrees in its liquid state.

We are introducing this into a container which then that single drop of nitrogen is expanding 700 times in gaseous volume. So that expansion, we are entrapping it in the container, with the help of that, we are able to reduce down the oxygen content of the container and we are able to generate a positive pressure inside the container.

Now the advantage of that is that with the positive pressure, we can reduce down the plastic content of the empty jar. So if you have a, like a, so for instance right now there’s a one liter package drinking water bottle, which is of, say, 23 grams.

Earlier, it used to be 23 grams. With the help of this liquid nitrogen, we are able to reduce down that 23 gram plastic to, say, 19 or an 18 gram. So there’s a 5 gram of plastic saving.

So when I say 5 gram of plastic saving, we are also reducing down a carbon footprint for the companies. So there’s a reduction in plastic. So it is a less hassle to the environment.

So with the help of this technology, we can do that. So we are creating a positive pressure which gives a strength to the bottle and they are able to use a lesser amount of plastic. So that is one of the core principles behind this technology.

This is specifically used in water, juices, edible oil. We have customers who are using it. In India, their customers are like Coke, Pepsi, Cargill, Imami. They are all our customers and with the help of this technology, they have been able to reduce their carbon footprint.

The other aspect is basically for increasing the shelf life of the product. So again, that’s a benefit to the environment. So there’s less wastage to the food. so whatever the food is getting packed, we are able to reduce down the oxygen content in that container and we are able to increase the shelf life of that product.

So say for instance, like cashew nuts, if you’re packing it in a rigid container you reduce you introduce liquid nitrogen into it and then you cap it uh the oxygen content in that container reduces down.

And with the help of which, we are able to increase the shelf life of the product. So in a way, I mean, it’s sustainable, It’s environment friendly and it’s a core product for food and beverage industry.