Atmosphere control members (ACMs) are used in various ways. In one aspect, at least one of the atmospheres in contact with the ACM is cause to flow over the surface of the ACM. In another aspect, the ACM is an internal ACM which does not form part of the exterior surface of a container. In another a
Atmosphere control members (ACMs) are used in various ways. In one aspect, at least one of the atmospheres in contact with the ACM is cause to flow over the surface of the ACM. In another aspect, the ACM is an internal ACM which does not form part of the exterior surface of a container. In another aspect, the ACM forms part of a reusable module. In another aspect, a plurality of sealed containers, each including an ACM, are stored in an outer container also including an ACM. FIGS. 3-5 illustrate a shipping container (11) comprising an internal ACM (3) having one surface which is exposed to the packaging atmosphere within the shipping container and an opposite surface which is part of a closed chamber (2) to which gases can be supplied in a controlled fashion.
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1. A method of loading a container, said container being a shipping container which has a capacity of at least 40 m3, and which can be loaded onto and transported by a ship or a truck, the method comprising (A) providing said shipping container,(B) loading a respiring biological material into the co
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A method of loading a container, said container being a shipping container which has a capacity of at least 40 m3, and which can be loaded onto and transported by a ship or a truck, the method comprising (A) providing said shipping container,(B) loading a respiring biological material into the container;(C) after step (B), placing in the container a module which (a) was constructed separately from the container, and(b) comprises (i) a closed chamber comprising an internal atmosphere control member (ACM), (ii) and inlet and (iii) an outlet, the ACM having a surface area greater than 0.65 m2 and comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in direct contact with a first atmosphere surrounding the respiring biological material, and the second surface not being in direct contact with the first atmosphere, not being part of the exterior surface of the container, and being in direct contact with a second atmosphere within the closed chamber;(D) connecting the inlet of the module to a first conduit which is connected to one more sources of the second atmosphere;(E) connecting the outlet of the module to a second conduit which provides a gas disposal means; and(F) sealing the container. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein each of the first and second conduits is flexible. 3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the ACM has an R ratio of least 3.0. 4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the ACM (i) comprises a microporous film having a coating of a side chain crystalline polymer thereon and (ii) has an oxygen P10 ratio, over at least one 10° C. range between −5 and 15° C., of at least 1.3. 5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the module comprises a first internal ACM and an additional internal ACM, the first ACM being a selective ACM which (i) has an R ratio of at least 3.0, and (ii) consists of a polymeric coating on a porous substrate, the porous substrate being a microporous film or a nonwoven fabric, and the additional ACM having an R ratio of 1.0 to 2.3. 6. A method of loading a container, said container being a shipping container which has a capacity of at least 40 m3, and which can be loaded onto and transported by a ship or a truck, the method comprising (A) providing said shipping container,(B) loading a respiring biological material into the container;(C) after step (B), placing in the container a module which (a) was constructed separately from the container, and(b) comprises (i) a closed chamber comprising an internal atmosphere control member (ACM), (ii) and inlet and (iii) an outlet, the ACM having a surface area greater than 0.65 m2 and comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in direct contact with a first atmosphere surrounding the respiring biological material, and the second surface not being in direct contact with the first atmosphere, not being part of the exterior surface of the container, and being in direct contact with a second atmosphere within the closed chamber;(D) connecting the inlet of the module to a first conduit which is connected to one more sources of the second atmosphere;(E) connecting the outlet of the module to a second conduit which provides a gas disposal means; and(F) sealing the container; the method including the step of providing within the container an auxiliary closed chamber which is different from the closed chamber of the module, and which comprises an auxiliary internal atmosphere control member (ACM) having an R ratio of 1.0 to 2.3, and comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in direct contact with the first atmosphere, and the second surface not being in direct contact with the first atmosphere, not being part of the exterior surface of the container, and being in direct contact with an auxiliary second atmosphere, and access of gas to the auxiliary chamber and to the closed chamber in the module being controlled in different ways. 7. A method according to claim 6 wherein the auxiliary ACM has an R ratio of 1. 8. A method according to claim 6 wherein the auxiliary ACM comprises a porous sheet material which does not have a polymer coating thereon, the porous sheet material being a nonwoven fabric or a microporous film. 9. A method according to claim 6 wherein the respiring biological material is packed in a plurality of ACM-containing sealed inner containers. 10. A method according to claim 1 which includes the steps of providing one or more sensors which measure the concentration of at least one gas in the atmosphere surrounding the biological material, and providing pressure-generating means for supplying the second atmosphere to the second surface of the ACM at a rate which can be changed in response to input from the one or more sensors. 11. A method of unloading a container system which comprises: (a) a shipping container which (i) can be loaded onto and transported by a ship or a truck,(ii) has a capacity of at least 40 m3, and(iii) has an exterior surface;(b) a respiring biological material which (i) is sealed within the shipping container, and(ii) is surrounded by an inner atmosphere; and(c) a module which (i) was constructed separately from the shipping container,(ii) is within the container, and(iii) comprises a closed chamber including an internal atmosphere control member (ACM), an inlet for gas and an outlet for gas, the ACM having a surface area greater than 0.65 m2 and comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in direct contact with the inner atmosphere, and the second surface not being in direct contact with the inner atmosphere, not being part of the exterior surface of the container, and being direct contact with a second atmosphere; the method comprising the steps of (A) unsealing the container,(B) after step (A), removing the module, and(C) after step (B), unloading the respiring biological material from the container. 12. A method according to claim 11 wherein the module comprises a first flexible conduit which connects the inlet of the module to one or more sources of the second atmosphere, and a second flexible conduit which connects the outlet of the module to a gas disposal means. 13. A method according to claim 11 wherein the ACM has an R ratio of least 3.0. 14. A method according to claim 11 wherein the ACM (i) comprises a microporous film having a coating of a side chain crystalline polymer thereon and (ii) has an oxygen P10 ratio, over at least one 10° C. range between −5 and 15° C., of at least 1.3. 15. A method according to claim 11 wherein the module comprises first and second internal ACMs, the first ACM being a selective ACM which (i) has an R ratio of at least 3.0, and (ii) consists of a polymeric coating on a porous substrate, the porous substrate being a microporous film or a nonwoven fabric, and the second ACM having an R ratio of 1.0 to 2.3. 16. A method according to claim 11 wherein the sealed container includes an auxiliary closed chamber which is different from the closed chamber of the module and which comprises an auxiliary internal atmosphere control member (ACM) having an R ratio of 1.0 to 2.3, the auxiliary ACM comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in direct contact with the first atmosphere, and the second surface not being in direct contact with the first atmosphere, not being part of the exterior surface of the container, and being in direct contact with an auxiliary second atmosphere, and access of gas to the auxiliary chamber and to the closed chamber in the module being controlled in different ways. 17. A method according to claim 16 wherein the auxiliary ACM has an R ratio of 1. 18. A method according to claim 16 wherein the auxiliary ACM comprises a porous sheet material which does not have a polymer coating thereon, the porous sheet material being a nonwoven fabric or a microporous film.
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