Dry Ice Suppliers

General information

Dry Ice suppliers is a dry ice retail supplier to provide dry ice to the public. What is Dry Ice? Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide (chemical formula: CO2), comprising two oxygen atoms bonded to a single carbon atom. It is colourless, odourless, non-flammable. It's called dry ice because it does not melt. Dry ice goes directly from a solid to a gas in a process called sublimation. Carbon dioxide is frozen by compressing carbon dioxide gas to a high pressure to create dry ice. The temperature of dry ice is approximately -78.5 degrees Celsius. How is Dry Ice Made? Gases containing a high concentration of carbon dioxide are produced. Such gases can be a byproduct of some other process, such as producing ammonia from nitrogen and natural. The carbon dioxide-rich gas is pressurized and refrigerated until it changes into its liquid form. The pressure is then reduced. When this occurs some liquid carbon dioxide vaporizes, and this causes a rapid lowering of temperature of the remaining liquid carbon dioxide. As a result the extreme cold causes the liquid to solidify into a snow-like consistency. The snow-like solid carbon dioxide is compressed into either small pellets or larger blocks of dry ice. What can I use Dry Ice for? To keep food and drinks cold on outdoor or camping trips, parties or functions. To make fog in the entertainment industry. To lengthen the life of wet ice. Kids parties and halloween decoration. To keep ice cream from melting in vendors mobile coolers. Adding dry ice to any fruit juices or water will result in a sparkling drink. Tiny pellets can be shot at surfaces to clean them, similar to sanding ... plus less residue to clean up. Where can I get Dry Ice? You can call us direct for more information, quotes or product queries on: Martin Thöle 083 271 9392 Dieter Thöle 083 338 1272 Clive Smith 072 430 7058 Street Address: 2 Rhodes Street Kensington B Randburg South Africa