Colorado Dry Ice Blasting

Dry Ice Blasting is an environmentally safe form of abrasive blasting, approved for the Food & Beverage Industries by the FDA, USDA and the EPA!

Dry Ice Blasting is an environmentally safe form of abrasive blasting, where dry ice, the solid form of carbon dioxide, is accelerated in a pressurized air stream and directed at the surface in order to clean it.The method is similar to other forms of abrasive blasting such as sandblasting, plastic bead blasting, or sodablasting but substitutes dry ice as the blasting medium. Dry ice blasting leaves no chemical residue as dry ice sublimates at room temperature.Dry ice blasting has many unique and superior benefits over traditional blasting media such as being specifically approved by the FDA, the EPA and the USDA. Therefore this is a perfect cleaning method for restaurants, large kitchens, micro breweries, bakeries, laboratories and other places where cleanliness is of upmost importance. THE GREEN WAY TO CLEAN!Dry ice blasting involves propelling pellets at extremely high speeds. The actual dry ice pellets are quite soft, and much less dense than other media used in blasting-cleaning (i.e. sand or plastic pellets). Upon impact, the pellet sublimates almost immediately, transferring minimal kinetic energy to the surface on impact and producing minimal abrasion. The sublimation process absorbs a large volume of heat from the surface, producing shear stresses due to thermal shock. This is assumed to improve cleaning as the top layer of dirt or contaminant is expected to transfer more heat than the underlying substrate and flake off more easily. The efficiency and effectiveness of this process depends on the thermal conductivity of the substrate and contaminant. The rapid change in state from solid to gas also causes microscopic shock waves, which are also thought to assist in removing the contaminant.Colorado Dry Ice Blasting is a division of Lightning Mobile Inc., one of Colorado’s largest and oldest commercial and industrial property maintenance companies. We are very experienced with DRY ICE BLASTING, as well as all the other various methods of “blasting” clean any and all surfaces the ECO FREINDLY WAY!We are available for routine maintenance, as well as emergency and one-time visits. Many times we have to perform our specialized skills during “off hours”. This is no problem as we are available 24/7 for your business’ needs.