Plan a bulk CO₂ supply
From how much CO₂ you use to what to ask suppliers for: which supply mode fits, how often it is filled, the grade and documents, and a specification to send.
Your plan
20 metric tonnes · 22 US tons · 385,421 standard cubic feet [1] · 1,449 lb a day on average
Bulk tank fits the limits you set.
| Supply mode | Each fill | Fills a month | Each fill lasts | Against your limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-pressure cylinders | 50 lb | 882 | 0.8 hours | Over (202.8 changes a week against your limit of 10) |
| Liquid cylinders (dewars) | 414 lb | 107 | 6.9 hours | Over (24.5 changes a week against your limit of 10) |
| Microbulk tank | 750 lb | 59 | 12.4 hours | Over (at least 58.8 deliveries a month against your limit of 8) |
| Bulk tank | 28,000 lb | 1.6 | 19 days | Fits (at least 1.6 deliveries a month against your limit of 8) |
Fills a month assume each delivery fills an empty vessel, so they are the fewest possible; topping up earlier means more deliveries. Vessel sizes are typical ones [2][3][4][5]; set your supplier's below.
Grade and documents
Beverage grade: ISBT quality guidelines, CGA G-6.2 quality verification level G, H or I, 99.9% purity or more [6][7][8]
- Certificate of analysis with each delivery
- Statement that the product meets the ISBT guidelines and the CGA G-6.2 level
Chart's sizing guide pairs beverage carbonation at 10 to 25 tons a month with 14 to 30 ton bulk tanks [5].
Suppliers describe leased tanks under service agreements with refills scheduled from your usage [9], and remote level monitoring [10].
Ask every supplier to quote on
- Product and grade
- Carbon dioxide, beverage grade: ISBT quality guidelines, CGA G-6.2 quality verification level G, H or I, 99.9% purity or more
- Volume
- 44,092 lb a month (20 metric tonnes; 1,449 lb a day on average)
- Delivery point
- Fresno, CA
- Start
- to be stated
- Supply mode
- Bulk tank
- Storage
- Tank leased under a service agreement, or a per-pound price if you own the tank: ask for both
- Delivery
- How refills are scheduled (from usage or fixed), remote level monitoring, the minimum delivery, and what happens if you run short
- Documents
- Certificate of analysis with each delivery; Statement that the product meets the ISBT guidelines and the CGA G-6.2 level
- Price basis
- Price per pound or per ton delivered, tank or cylinder rental, delivery charges, any surcharges, contract term
Request for quotation: bulk carbon dioxide supply Product and grade: Carbon dioxide, beverage grade: ISBT quality guidelines, CGA G-6.2 quality verification level G, H or I, 99.9% purity or more Volume: 44,092 lb a month (20 metric tonnes; 1,449 lb a day on average) Delivery point: Fresno, CA Start: to be stated Supply mode: Bulk tank Storage: Tank leased under a service agreement, or a per-pound price if you own the tank: ask for both Delivery: How refills are scheduled (from usage or fixed), remote level monitoring, the minimum delivery, and what happens if you run short Documents: Certificate of analysis with each delivery; Statement that the product meets the ISBT guidelines and the CGA G-6.2 level Price basis: Price per pound or per ton delivered, tank or cylinder rental, delivery charges, any surcharges, contract term Use: Beverage carbonation or dispensing. Prepared with a supply planner (co2-plan-v1); volumes are the buyer's stated use.
Send this requirement
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How the figures are worked out
- Pounds and kilograms: 1 kg = 2.2046 lb [1], so 1 metric tonne = 2,204.6 lb. A US ton is 2,000 lb.
- Gas volume: 1 lb of CO₂ = 8.7413 standard cubic feet, at 1 atmosphere and 70°F [1].
- A month is 30.44 days (365.25 / 12); a week is 7 days.
- Fills a month = monthly use / one vessel's contents. Each fill lasts = one vessel's contents / daily use.
Sources
- Airgas, Converting Units of Measure for Gas (carbon dioxide table): 1 lb of CO2 = 8.7413 scf (gas at 1 atm and 70 F); 1 kg = 2.2046 lb; 1 short ton = 2,000 lb
- Airgas, Food Grade Carbon Dioxide, 50 lb high-pressure cylinder: a 50 pound high-pressure steel cylinder contains approximately 50 lb
- Airgas, Carbon Dioxide, 180 liter liquid cylinder (350 psi): contains approximately 414 lb
- NuCO2, XactCO2 tank specifications; Chart Carbo series: tanks of 300, 550 and 750 lb (Chart lists 302 to 1,058 lb net capacity)
- Chart Industries, Bulk CO2 Applications and Storage Systems: bulk tanks of 6 to 50 tons, up to 100 tons; beverage carbonation at 10 to 25 tons a month paired with 14 to 30 ton tanks
- Matheson, grade specifications for liquid carbon dioxide: beverage grade conforms to CGA G-6.2 quality verification levels G, H and I at 99.9% purity or more; food grade 99.5%; industrial grade 99%
- ISBT, Bulk Carbon Dioxide: Quality and Food Safety Guidelines: sets finished-product impurity levels for beverage grade bulk carbon dioxide (members' publication)
- CGA G-6.2, Commodity Specification for Carbon Dioxide (7th edition, 2025): defines quality verification levels for carbon dioxide
- NuCO2, programs and pricing: equipment leasing and service agreements; refills scheduled from the usage pattern; a per-pound plan where the customer owns the equipment
- Linde, beverage carbonation: remote telemetry monitors the customer's storage tank inventory and pressure