Applications

Dry ice is a versatile product that has a number of commercial and consumer uses:

  • To remove floor tiles
  • To remove skin imperfections
  • In the poultry industry
  • In the baking industry
  • To lengthen the life of wet ice
  • To make fog in the entertainment industry
  • To shrink metal
  • To retard chemical catalysts
  • To improve porosity in oil wells
  • To pack ice cream on trips
  • To purge fuel tanks
  • To brand animals
  • To store food during power outages
  • For low-temperature testing
  • As a mosquito attractant for traps
  • To keep party kegs cold
  • To pack trophy game or fish on the way home
  • By airline caterers to keep food chilled
  • By blood banks for shipping
  • To blast clean rubber and plastic injection molds and food processing equipment
  • By the concrete industry to prevent heat buildup
  • To freeze unstable ground
  • To germinate food
  • To freeze water lines without shutoff valves
  • To blast clean fire-damaged buildings