One of the things that many people do not know about dry ice blasting is that it is a non-abrasive cleaning process that uses CO2 pellets as a medium of impact for removing contaminants from the surface without the need for the use of chemicals, high temperature, or steam or abrasive materials. It is a very simple procedure. After the impact on the surface the solid pellets sublime directly or in other melts directly leaving no trace of the solid residue after the blasting. This technique of dry ice blasting can be used for cleaning surfaces, stripping contaminants, and removing paint from the surface. Another thing, you will know about this simple process is that compared to another cleaning process, this process does not gather contaminants in the stream of waste and this greatly reduces the amount of secondary waste for disposal.
Dry Ice Blasting and Power Costs –
You can use dry ice blasting from precision cleaning of semiconductor wafers and also delicate items like that of antiques and books to remove the contaminants on various substrates as well as for the decontamination of nuclear materials. It can also be used in the cleaning of food and beverage processing equipment, then mould spore removal, cry-milling of off-colour resolvable drugs, conservation of historical artefacts, and others. Another important thing that you will know about the dry ice blasting is that the power costs in this process is minimal. One of the reasons for the same is that lamps are cold UV sources and, for many applications, no extra cooling is needed. But the price of mercury recovery i.e. mercury vapor lamps, & accessory systems for the destruction of residual ozone is something that needs to be considered.
Dry Ice Blasting Advantages –
Several kinds of advantages are there of dry ice blasting and it includes the following like – Dry ice particles convert to gas CO2 and sublimate the atmosphere as comes the impact with the surface contamination, as a result the problem of waste management does not exist. Blasting comprises of the dry ice media to be environmentally not harmful as it does not require the application of any kind of individual or extra chemicals and the removal of contaminants from the surface is a sole by-product of the process of dry ice blasting. For the substrate surface, the method is completely safe due to the nonabrasive character and the fact that no chemicals hindering the corrosion resistance are found in the mix.
Add-on Benefits –
Some other benefits of dry ice blasting are that the functionality or the working of the machine parts subjected to dry ice blasting is unaffected and the major elements can be cleaned without any kind of need for dissemblance. Dry ice blasting is one of the most efficient methods. The surface preparation for the treatment is very simple and the surface is always contaminant-free after dry ice blasting. Also, compared to the sandblasting machines the dry ice blasting is complex. Sandblasting machines are not complicated and no special training or knowledge is needed for the same. In addition to the above-mentioned advantages, dry ice blasting is a gentle method – which is safe for the substrate surface and increases the service life of the elements that are machined.
