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CO2 Recovery System Saves Brewers Money, Puts Bubbles into Beer
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Work that Robert Zubrin did with Johnson Space Center focused on breaking down elements abundant on Mars and turning them into resources, including capturing and manipulating carbon dioxide (CO2). In the beer world, large systems allow major brewers to capture CO2 generated during fermentation and use it for carbonation, but the technology hasn_t been available on smaller scales. Now, the CO2 Craft Brewery Recovery System, made by Zubrin_s Lakewood, Colorado-based Pioneer Energy Inc., is available for microbreweries.