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CLEANING WITH DRY ICE

Cleaning with dry ice! This new development is quickly expanding around the world. One system uses small rice size pellets of dry ice shooting them out of a jet nozzle with compressed air. It works somewhat like sandblasting or high-pressure water or steam blasting, with superior results. The frigid temperature of the dry ice -109.3°F or -78.5°C "blasting" against the material to be removed, causes it to shrink and loose adhesion from its sub surface. Additionally when some of of dry ice penetrates through the material to be removed, it comes in contact with the underlying surface. The warmer sub surface causes the dry ice to convert back into carbon dioxide gas. The gas has 800 times greater volume and expands behind the material speeding up its removal. Paint, oil, grease, asphalt, tar, decals, soot, dirt, ink, resins, and adhesives are some of the materials removed by this procedure. Only the removed material must be disposed of, as the dry ice sublimes into the atmosphere.

Replaces Sandblasting:
This method is superior to sandblasting because the dry ice is soft enough not to pit or damage the underlying surface. The dry ice sublimes quickly into the air and only the removed material must be cleaned up. Dry Ice blasting eliminates equipment damage in two ways. First, dry ice does not erode or wear away the targeted surface as traditional grit media and even wire brushes do. This means that surface integrity and critical tolerances are preserved and equipment will not have to be replaced due to surface erosion common with sand, glass beads, and other abrasive media. Second, with traditional cleaning methods, equipment is often damaged (bumped, dropped, etc.) while in transit to or from the dedicated cleaning area. Instead most equipment and machinery can be cleaned while in place.

Replaces Steam or Water Blasting:
(for more information on water jetting please visit www.waterjettingdirectory.com

Dry ice blasting is also an improvement over steam and water blasting for several reasons:
1) Electrical parts and generators can be immediately put back into service used without waiting to dry.
2) Radioactive contaminate removal doesn't require large storage containers for contaminated water.
3) Mildew and mold removal are far more complete with less chance of regeneration  because of water vapor or moisture.
4) Dry ice blasting removes more algae, sea slime, and mussels on boat hulls, than water blasting, which allows the organic matter to reattach sooner.

Replaces Environmentally Damaging Solvents
Finally Dry Ice blasting is used in place of many environmentally damaging solvents. These chemicals include trichlorethane, methylene chloride, perchlorethane, orthodichlorobenzene, cresylic acid, and caustic solutions. Since dry ice evaporates completely as a gas it leaves no wastes. Only the material being removed must be disposed of. When dry ice cleaning replaces hazardous chemical cleaners the disposal cost of that chemical is eliminated. Tinker Air Force Base has reported it eliminated hazardous waste disposal associated with 17,000 gallons of chemicals they no longer need to use each year because of dry ice cleaning.


Drawbacks
(1) The loud noise produced requires protective earphones and may cause irritation to other people nearby although newer machines are much quieter.
(2) Effective cleaning can only occur in a straight line of sight from the Dry Ice jet nozzle. Sometimes parts can be dissembled to help.
(3) Large amounts of carbon dioxide are released which can be harmful if not ventilated out of the space.

Adhesives
Adhesives are easily removed in comparison to alternative methods as the lowered temperature serves to weaken the adhesive bond. Many companies are blast cleaning old labels off containers that are being re-used. Abrasive methods often generate heat and can therefore fail with some adhesive removal.

Fire remediation
Dry Ice cleaning is extremely effective in removing toxic residues, soot, and associated smells after a fire. Independent dry ice blasters often work with major insurance companies over a large geographic area to quickly clean fire and smoke damaged locations.

Food and Hospital Use
Dry Ice cleaning of the surface of products and instruments is not toxic and will stop the growth of mold, mildew and other fungi as well as stopping odors at the source by elimination of the bacterial host environment, not as a masking agent or cover-up. Dry Ice cleaning is 100% ecologically safe, USDA rated, biodegradable and harmless to humans, animals and marine life.

Additional Places Dry Ice Cleaning Has Been Used

Electrical Commercial
Electronic/electrical control panels
Cable trays Motors/Stators
Armatures/Coils/Windings
Generators
Printed Circuit Boards
Semi-Conductors
Transformers
Switch Gear
Robotic Equipment
Relays
Turbines
Insulators
Sub-Stations
Buildings
Exterior/Interior
Hospitals Nursing Homes
Hotels
Residential
Structures
Heating/Cooling Systems
Bricks Wood
Remediation/Restoration
Graffiti Decal Removal
Food Industrial
Ovens
Floors
Walls
Processing Equipment
Equipment Ceilings
Conveyors
Bake-Off trays
Packaging Areas and Equipment

Other
Cigarette/Cigar Smoke
Formaldehyde
Beauty Salons
Waste Containers
Nuclear Decontamination
Fire Restoration

Molding Equipment
Butt Welders
Process Equipment
Manufacturing Equipment
Piping
Tanks
Ship Hulls
Automobiles Interiors
Printing Presses
Pulp/Paper Equipment
Oil Field Equipment
Boiler Tubes
Aircraft

 

The Mighty dr-i-cer

CO2Air Serries 300 Pelletizer
CO2 Air, Inc.  Pelletizer

CO2 Air Equipment

 

Triventek
Triventek Blaster
Pelletizer - Recovery Unit - Blaster
The Triventek Solution

 


 

 

This informative site is supported by the following manufacturers and providers of dry ice blasting services and or equipment. Thank you for supporting them.

 

 


CO2 Air Equipment

CO2 Air Equipment, Inc.
Block Presses, Pelletizers, Storage Vessels & Dry Ice Boxes
 

 

1445 Ventura Drive
Cumming, Georgia, USA
USA  30040
 

Voice: 1-800-391-9868
Voice: (770)-889-2489
Fax:(770)-889-2379


E-Mail:
Sales


Web Address:
http://co2.com/


Cold Jet®, Inc.
Cold Jet offers advanced dry ice solutions worldwide through dry ice production equipment, blasting equipment, dry ice delivery and contract cleaning services.  Cold Jet Solutions centers provide contract cleaning services at your location or at our cleaning facilities in Cincinnati, OH or Augusta, GA.

Cold Jet®, Inc.
Delivering Advance Dry Ice Solutions

455 Wards Corner Road
Loveland, Ohio 45140
USA

+1 513-831- 3211
+1 513-831- 1209 (fax)
+1 800-337- 9423

Augusta, Georgia 45140 USA
+1 706 790 7200

Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730 USA
+1 800 445 6131

Rental Equipment Available

E-Mail: info@coldjet.com

Web Address: http://www.coldjet.com/

 


POLAR ICE LTD. - CryoGenesis


Next Day Delivery throughout Ireland & N.I.
We supply Blocks, Slices, Pellets, and Cleanblasting 3mm Pellets.

Portarlington
Co. Laois
Ireland

Telephone: + 353 502 23860
Fax: + 353 502 43128

Email: polarice@iol.ie

For more information see our web site:  http://www.iol.ie/~polarice/

 

 



ICE TECH America

8050 Beckett Center Dr. Suite 316
West Chester, OH  45069

Provider of Dry Ice Blasting Services for the North East
and Eastern Canada
and Distributor of  ICE TEC Dry Ice Blasting Machines  

8050 Beckett Center Dr. Suite 316
West Chester, OH

45069

  800-441-3452
Email: 
info@cleanblasting.com

 
Web Address: www.cleanblasting.com



Diamond Dry Ice Blasting
Continental Carbonic
Products, Inc

Home Office:
3985 E. Harrison Avenue
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: 217-428-2068
Fax: 217-424-2325
Toll Free: 800-DRY-ICE2

http://www.diamonddryiceblasting.com/


Triventek

Triventek

Fabriksvej 1

5466 Asperup

Denmark

 

Phone:  +45 70221292

Fax: +45 70221293

 

E-mail sales@triventek.com

Web Site: http://www.triventek.com/files/index.asp?menu=ice

Dry Ice - Half Price

Triventek is now introducing a revolutionary technology enabling the production of dry ice pellets without loss of expensive CO2 gas. Dry ice pellets can be produced on site, thus eliminating handling, storage and transport: The solution is the combination of a mobile pelletizer with a transportable CO2 recovery unit


CRYO Clean
Dry ice cleaning service in Northern California

Santa Rosa, CA.
95409
USA


Telephone: 707-539-1311
Fax: 707-539-1311

E-mail: Bob@cryoclean.com

Web Address: http://www.cryoclean.com/


CRYO SERVICES LLC
Nationwide cleaning service & equipment rental.

1708 MILLER FARMS
MEMPHIS, TN.
38138
USA

Contact STEVE BRYSON
901-680-9803
901-756-9352 (Fax)

Web Address: http://www.cryoservices.com/

E-Mail: sbryson@msn.com

 


P.C. Triumph Inc.
The major dry ice blast cleaning contractor in Canada.
We will clean your equipment / parts at your location or at our location.

5357 DeCastille
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H1G 3E3
Tel: (514) 325-6300
Fax: (514) 325-9467
International: 1-877-723-6300

Email: alainbourbonnais@qc.aira.com

Web address: http://www.pctriumph.com

CALL 1-877-723-6300

 


Messer UK  Ltd
Station Road
Coleshill
Birmingham
West Midlands
UK
B46 1JY


Telephone:0044 01675 468837
Fax: 01675 467022
UK
Email:
gen.eng@messer.co.uk
Web Address: www.messer.co.uk

 

 


Freezit AB
Serving Stockholm, Uppsala and Södertalje


Jattevagen 4
Stockholm


Sweden
s-176 77

Telephone: +46 8 58355078

Email: freezit@telia.com
Web Address: http://www.freezit.se

 

 


Tello


Kuskvägen 6
191 62 Sollentuna


Sweeden

Telephone: +46 8 590 750 35
Fax: +46 8 590 718 98

Email: mailto:anders.brink@tellomaskin.se

Web Address: http://www.tellomaskin.se

Dealers in Sweden for Ice Tech A/S, dry ice Machines and Accessories.


Yara Gas and Chemicals

Maassluissedijk 103
P.O. Box 58
NL-3130 AB Vlaardingen
The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 10 23 22 200

 Fax: +31 10 23 22 250

Web Site: www.HGC.info.hydro.com

e-mail: HGC.infor@hydro.com


Yara Gas and Chemicals GmbH

Sprudelstrasse 3
P.O. Box 0141
D-53551 Bad Hönningen
Germany

Telephone: +49 26 35 961 0

 Fax: +49 26 35 961 140

Web Site: www.gasandchemicals-deutschland.hydro.com

e-mail: hgc-csc-bh@hydro.com

   

Wickens
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CO2 Cleaning Technologies
Wickens Industrial

8199 Esquesing Line
Milton, Ontario, Canada
L9T6E7

Phone (905) 875-2182

E-mail:  info@wickens.com.

Web site: http://www.wickens.com/products.stm

Distributors of ColdJet Alpheus equipment.

Rental units and full contracting services.
Including our
Live Line and Utility service switch gear cleaning and cleaning power generation equipment.


 





 


 

 


 

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