Loose weave packaging material ensures optimum airflow and oxidation of ethylene and other contaminant gases. Air Repair oxidizes ethylene, changing it into harmless CO2 and water. When fresh, the beads are a bright purple color. Upon exposure to air, and as ethylene is oxidized, they turn brown starting from the surface and eventually penetrating the core of the bead. Often not immediately noticeable, ethylene will have an effect even if exposure time is short.
General signs are premature loss of foliage, flowers and fruit, epinasty, and physical deformities.
In some species, toughening and development of bitter flavor. They are placed in cartons along with the product to protect it from the time it is packed until it reaches the retail level. The 20 inch tube can be used in walk-in coolers or in the air chute of a refrigerated container. The blankets should be hung from the ceiling or an over hang, preferably on the return side of the fans, where there is maximum airflow. Available by the pound, loose beads are used as filter medium.