What Types Of Materials Can Be Removed? Oil, grease, asphalt, tar, paint, decals, soot, dirt, ink, resins, wax, carbon and adhesives are some of the materials removable by this procedure. Only the removed material must be disposed of, as the dry ice safely sublimes into the atmosphere.

From What Types Of Surfaces?
All metals, all plastics, rubber, wood, glass, concrete, chrome, aluminum, electrical wiring, circuit boards, decorative murals and more. Click here for applications!

From What Types Of Surfaces?
All metals, all plastics, rubber, wood, glass, concrete, chrome, aluminum, electrical wiring, circuit boards, decorative murals and more. Click here for applications!

What Is Dry Ice?
It is simply the solid/frozen state of carbon dioxide (Co2), which is part of the air we breathe! Having a temperature of -78.5 Celsius ( -173o F), it is 100% free of water (pure CO2 = 100% dry), and therefore 100% non-conductive. Dry ice converts to CO2 vapor on surface impact, and is non-toxic (food grade CO2).

How Does Dry Ice Blasting Work?
Dry Ice Blasting is similar to sand blasting. Both use compressed air as kinetic energy, feeding particles into a high velocity air stream from a blasting unit, through a hose, through a nozzle onto a surface. Dry Ice Blasting does not compete with sandblasting; it has different properties. Sand blasting is abrasive (corund, ash, steel shot, glass beads, etc.). Along with the contaminate, it also removes surface material. It is therefore ideal to remove rust corrosion, which Dry Ice Blasting cannot. Sand blasting produces secondary waste, which needs to be disposed of at considerable cost.

By comparison, Dry Ice Blasting does not produce secondary waste, as the dry ice material sublimes to CO2 vapor on impact. Only the contaminants have to be managed – typically not an issue. Dry Ice Blasting is not abrasive; it does not remove surface material (given a trained operator). Dry Ice Blasting is 100% water free and therefore non-conductive. These factors allow for the cleaning of machinery in-line without harming surfaces, parts or components and without interfering with electronics. At the same time it can be aggressive enough to clean many types of surfaces from hard contaminates without causing damage (from 2 - 12bar, or 30 - 175psi).

What Can Scrub Zero Do For You?
Scrub Zero provides 24/7 mobile dry ice blast cleaning service work. Since early 2005, we have seen many different applications for Dry Ice Blast Cleaning. Give us a call; if this doesn’t work for you, we’d be happy to help you find the best alternative. We only perform projects where Dry Ice Blast Cleaning is the best solution for YOU, the customer. Scrub Zero is COR certified, meaning our Health and Safety program has been audited to the Government of Alberta standards. We only use the best equipment and employ the most qualified personnel.