dry ice

what is dry ice ?

Dry ice is CO2 in solid form and sublimates leaving no residue. Made with a high degree of cleanliness, it is neither toxic nor flammable. It is tasteless and odourless and has approximately three times the refrigerating effect of water ice.

Because of these properties dry ice is an extremely valuable refrigerant and freezing agent and is used extensively within the food processing, airline catering and transport industries. The product has a temperature of -78.6ºC, whereas traditional water ice only has a temperature of 0ºC.

how dry ice is made ?

Dry ice made by compressing and cooling gaseous carbon dioxide (CO2) into a liquid and then allowing it to expand to produce CO2 snow. The snow is then compressed by a hydraulic press into convientely sized dry ice blocks, slices and pellets.