Uses Of Dry- Ice Blasting
Dry Ice Blasting | Benefits | Uses | Other Applications |
Mold Cleaning: Bacterial growth on wood and other substrate coated surfaces leads to mould. The presence of mould tarnishes the appearance of most objects and leaves them aged and susceptible to corrosion and a major hazard for food processors. CO2 blasting is useful in restoration of such objects, and can even renew them to the original shine. Such restoration has also been performed successfully on materials like HDPE and PDE containers, rubber and Plastic surfaces, Foam surfaces and on PVC or Rubber conveyors in Food Industry.
b) Electrical Equipment: After a period of continuous use, most electrical components tend to accumulate dust, soot sand grease. Cleaning of electrical components using conventional means exposes them to damage, and other malfunctions. This also raises the danger of electrocution to the operator and pollution of the environment. All this is minimized if one uses CO2 blasting. The use of CO2 blasting leaves the equipment clean, without a need for drying time. Equipment to be cleaned this way includes Motors (armature & winding), transformers, sub-stations, switchgears, and circuit boards.
c) Baking and Food Processing: Again, as in the case of mould removal, CO2 blasting easily removes oils, hardened or glutinous substrates and green algae. The use of CO2 in the Food Industry is widespread because of its harmless nature to human health. Compare this with the use of chlorine or toxic mineral acid based chemicals. The cleaning in the food industry can be extended to cover equipment like Baking Ovens, Wafer Oven Plates, Conveyors and Mixer Plates.
d) Fire Restoration: Dry Ice Blasting is quickly becoming a preferred cleaning method for steel and concrete superstructures, floor and ceiling bar joists, decking, and interior or exterior masonry surfaces. Smoke, soot, vaporized synthetic resins, and char can be blasted off with no net increase of waste material or increased water damage. After a fire, most objects, which might not have been affected directly, will always be coated in soot and dust. Use of CO2 Blasting quickly dissolves and disperses the soot and dust. This effect is comparable to that of mould removal. The picture offers a better perspective of the efficiency of this method.
e) Tyre Manufacturing Industry: A major problem faced by all tyre manufacturers is that of mould fouling, a residue build-up on the curing surfaces of tyre moulds caused primarily by the chemical reactions between sulfur and zinc oxide under heat and pressure. Excessive fouling in the bead area of a tyre mould can cause enough irregularity on the finished tyre bead surface that the tyre will not seal properly on a wheel & over time, the tyre will slowly leak air.
