🏬 What are the effects of CO₂ dry ice in the industrial sector?

• Refrigerating food, ice cream, … and other perishable items such as chilling seafood for export: This is the most common application of dry ice, often used to freeze ice cream, vegetables, and export seafood. When dry ice “sublimates”, it turns into CO₂ gas to envelop food, preventing bacteria and mold from entering and spoiling food, maintaining freshness, and extending shelf life.
• Serving in industrial system cleaning and industrial hygiene: Dry ice is used to clean dirt, grease, and paint on machinery surfaces quickly, conveniently, effectively, and cost-effectively. Dry ice provides a thorough cleaning effect without dismantling machinery, without eroding surfaces, and is environmentally friendly.
• Shrinking metal axle bushings to fit inside axle hole dimensions: Another application of dry ice is restoring dented or deformed metal surfaces. People use this method to repair small collision dents on cars very effectively, at low cost, and safely for users.
• Used to create fog effects in the entertainment and wedding industries: When dry ice meets water, it evaporates rapidly and creates white fog clouds hovering near the ground. Using dry ice to generate smoke for small stages in restaurants and nightclubs is much more cost-effective and convenient than using fog machines.
• Preserving specialized goods: Used to preserve goods with hot and humid properties caused by internal heat and to eliminate harmful insects during container transportation.

🏥 What are the effects of CO₂ dry ice in the healthcare sector?

Used to preserve vaccines, blood, biological samples, tissue storage, living cells… in medicine: Dry ice is widely used in medical facilities and hospitals to preserve vaccines, biological samples, blood, and store tissue (organs, body parts) because of its cold temperature and ability to inhibit bacterial growth. Dry ice is also used to preserve bodies and mummies.

⚠️ Safety Precautions When Using CO₂ Dry Ice

Because of the extremely cold temperature of -78.5°C, please note the following precautions when handling dry ice:

• Do not let dry ice touch bare skin; always handle dry ice with gloves.
• Do not use dry ice in areas with limited ventilation.
• Do not place dry ice in airtight containers, as it transforms into gas and builds up pressure.
• Keep out of reach of children.