Dry ice blasting is a relatively new cleaning process using solid CO2 pellets. It is a process in which dry ice particles are accelerated by compressed air through a blast nozzle to impact and clean a surface.

The micro-thermal shock (caused by the dry ice temperature of -79oC), the kinetic energy of dry ice pellets and the air pressure break the bond between the coating and the substrate thus cleaning the surface.

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	Cleaning with dry ice
	Cleaning of food production machinery using dry ice
	Cleaning antifouling off a boat

See our cleaning applications page to find out where dry ice blasting is used.

There are many major benefits to this cleaning process.
It is:-

• Unique because the cleaning medium ‘disappears’ with no mess.
• Environmentally-friendly and cost-saving because there is no secondary hazardous waste stream for disposal.
• The clean alternative to high pressure water, abrasive or solvent cleaning methods.
• Adjustable for safe use on delicate electrical equipment hence reducing downtime as there is no need for break down of production lines.
• Dry ice blasting does not erode, wear or scratch the surface being cleaned, it is even safe to use on surfaces such as glass, plastic and printed circuit boards.

Dry ice blast cleaning applications are available to many industries offering tremendous value. Dry ice blasting can have specific benefits to the following industries but may also be used for a wide range of other applications. Click here to find out more.

Dry Ice blasting is the effective solution to the problem of removing chewing gum from pathways. Jetvent engineers are experienced in removing from variety of surfaces including:

• Tarmac
• Paving brick
• Paving stone
• Granite
• Concrete
• Heavy-duty linoleum

Dry ice blasting has the major advantages of:

• Not damaging tarmac
• No damage to pathways by water seeping underneath and disturbing levels
• No water or solvents running into drains

Because the dry ice doesn't melt but returns to a gas there is no water residue and hence it can be used for the transport of many items.

Traditionally dry ice manufacturing equipment only made use of approximately 40% of the CO2 gas in the production of drice. Handling, storage and transport pose further problems since dry ice is mostly manufactured off site and almost immediately starts to sublime or melt.

The revolutionary solution developed and patented by Triventek and distributed in Ireland by Jetvent solves these problems as on-site production using a pelletizer with an integral recovery unit, allows production at the point of usage to make the exact quantities of high-quality dry ice that is required.