A CO2 shortage in the US is hampering fizzy drink production Reuters/Phil Noble
The US is experiencing a carbon dioxide shortage, which has now been intensified by natural contaminants found in the CO2 supply that comes from an extinct volcano in Mississippi. This underground CO2 source is particularly crucial for bubbly beverage makers and food processing companies.
While the US has multiple sources of natural carbon dioxide, the CO2 reservoir beneath an uplifted area known as the Jackson Dome is the only large underground deposit east of the Mississippi River. Both the …
