CO2/Dry Ice Blasting

We have added dry ice blast cleaning to our already extensive list of services.

What is dry ice blast cleaning? Dry ice blast cleaning is a revolutionary blasting method that uses dry ice pellets (CO2 in solid form) as the blasting material.

The process is very evironmentally friendly and provides a fast and effective alternative to traditional methods of cleaning industrial production equipment.

Dry Ice Blasting is a 3-step process:

1. Kinetic. When dry ice pellets are accelerated in a jet of compressed air and strike a surface at the speed of sound, they crack and loosen the coating on the surface being treated.

2. Thermal. The low temperature of dry ice pellets

(-79C/-110F) makes the coating brittle, cracks it and loosens it. This allows dry ice to permeate the coating.

3. Sublimation. Dry ice penetrates the coating and immediately sublimes (passes direct from solid to vapour state). This results in a 700- fold increase in volume, an explosive effect that lifts the coating off the surface.