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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pascal Schvester, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard Saunders, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignees:
American Air Liquide, New York, NY (US);
Liquid Air Corporation, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23B / ; A23B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426316 ; 426320 ; 426418 ; 426129 ; 426643 ;
Abstract
A gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide, oxygen and argon is provided to extend the shelf life of sea-food products and fish from 15 to 21 days at the storage temperature of 4.degree.0 C. Comparison is made with similar mixtures comprising nitrogen in lieu of argon which shows the unexpected results obtained with the mixtures of the invention.