Word: tectrol
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...engineers at Whirlpool Corp., more familiarly concerned with manufacturing automatic washers and other home appliances. They built a small generator capable of spitting out just the right amounts of CO2 and oxygen to keep the air in a warehouse ideal for food preservation. With one of Kutty's Tectrol (Total Environmental Control) generators in operation, the storage room no longer has to be sealed. The food-preserving atmosphere is constantly replaced. As a result. Tectrol-treated apples can be kept fresh as long as a year. Apricots, which once could be kept no longer than ten days, now last...
Right from the start, Bedrosian was so pleased with Tectrol's promise that he wanted to manufacture it for use with home refrigerators. But Whirlpool salesmen said no-it should be used by commercial fruit and vegetable growers. The housewife, they argued, would never go for it. Kutty remains unconvinced. Soon, if he has his way, food in the home refrigerator will be competing for longevity with the navy bean, which is still edible after 20 years of dry, cool storage...
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