| Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial | | | | and is subject to costly disposal fees |
| cleaning by dry ice blasting to the | | | | and transportation costs. It leaves |
| state of Iowa. | | | | water and soda behind, if not properly |
| What is industrial cleaning by dry ice | | | | removed will cause unwanted corrosion |
| blasting? | | | | and rot, increasing damage, industrial |
| Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2 | | | | cleaning and long term maintenance |
| (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by | | | | costs. |
| compressed air to clean or strip | | | | Sand blasting leaves behind a secondary |
| industrial equipment, machinery, tanks, | | | | waste stream which in many cases |
| facilities etc. of unwanted | | | | increases the volume of hazardous waste |
| contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the | | | | and is subject to costly disposal fees |
| surface and expand instantly into a | | | | and transportation costs. It leaves |
| gaseous state hundreds of times greater | | | | behind an abrasive blast media which if |
| than their original solid volume, | | | | not cleaned up properly continues to |
| creating tiny explosions on the surface | | | | cause damage in electrical components, |
| being cleaned. The tiny explosions, | | | | gears, bearings etc. It continues to |
| velocity and impact of the dry ice | | | | fall from horizontal surfaces, cracks |
| pellets (kinetic energy) and thermal | | | | and beams years after the job is done, |
| shock (dry ice is -109 F) are the forces | | | | increasing industrial cleaning, damage |
| that remove the unwanted contaminates. | | | | and long term maintenance costs. |
| What are the disadvantages of | | | | What are the advantages of industrial |
| conventional industrial cleaning | | | | cleaning by dry ice blasting? |
| methods? | | | | Dry ice blasting is the ultimate |
| Cleaning chemicals and solutions pose | | | | industrial cleaning process, it leaves |
| environmental hazards to employees and | | | | no secondary waste stream, no abrasive |
| the environment. When used they leave | | | | blast media, no water, no corrosive |
| behind a secondary waste stream, rags, | | | | cleaning solutions or chemicals to get |
| absorbent pads, used solution and/or | | | | into critical areas. Dry ice blasting |
| chemicals etc., which in many cases | | | | has no negative long term effect on |
| increases the volume of hazardous waste | | | | maintenance. Dry ice blasting minimizes |
| and is subject to costly disposal fees | | | | industrial cleaning expense, disposal |
| and transportation costs. If the | | | | fees and transportation costs. |
| chemicals and/or solutions are not | | | | Industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting |
| properly cleaned up they can cause | | | | is safe and environmentally friendly. |
| unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing | | | | Dry ice passes from a solid state to a |
| damage, industrial cleaning and long | | | | gaseous state, it has no liquid state. |
| term maintenance costs. | | | | Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state, |
| High pressure water blasting leaves | | | | it is in a gaseous state in the air |
| behind a secondary waste stream which in | | | | around us. When we inhale our bodies use |
| many cases increases the volume of | | | | the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green |
| hazardous waste and is subject to costly | | | | plants take CO2 from the air and give |
| disposal fees and transportation costs. | | | | off oxygen. |
| Water gets left in electrical | | | | Dry ice blasting is non-toxic, |
| components, equipment and machinery. If | | | | non-conductive, non-corrosive and there |
| the water is not properly removed it | | | | is no employee exposure to hazardous |
| will cause unwanted corrosion and rot, | | | | cleaning chemicals or solutions. Dry ice |
| increasing damage, industrial cleaning | | | | blasting sterilizes as it cleans, dry |
| and long term maintenance costs. | | | | ice is -109 F, the extreme temperature |
| Soda blasting leaves behind a secondary | | | | kills germs and bacteria. Dry ice |
| waste stream which in many cases | | | | blasting meets the guidelines of the |
| increases the volume of hazardous waste | | | | USDA, EPA, and the FDA. |