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Authorised as a propellant and packaging gas under the number E 290 as a food additive.
In the formed state, solid carbon dioxide can be used e.g. as pellets ("dry ice") for cooling tissue samples, cell cultures and cryostat sections on slides. Solid carbon dioxide is often used as a coolant when shipping frozen substances or materials.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer