Dry Ice Cleaning

Introduction

Dry ice or CO2 cleaning works by propelling rice size pellets of dry ice onto the surface to be cleaned. On impact, the cold temperature of the dry ice, causes the material to be removed to shrink and loose adhesion. When the dry ice penetrates the material to be removed, it impacts upon the warmer base material, and turns back into gas, thereby expanding and speeding up the removal.

It is quickly becoming favored to such traditional cleaning methods as steam cleaning and solvents and can be used in a vast assortment of applications. The use of co2 cleaning equipment is far superior to these from many different vantage points including:

1. Decreased downtime through Cleaning In-Place
2. Faster and more thorough cleaning
3. Elimination of equipment damage
4. Reduction or elimination of solvents
5. Reductions in waste disposal
6. Increased safety

Typical Dry Ice Cleaning Unit