| Glacier Blast Inc. offers industrial
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| | and is subject to costly disposal fees
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| cleaning by dry ice blasting to the state
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| | and transportation costs. It leaves water
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| of Iowa.
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| | and soda behind, if not properly removed
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| What is industrial cleaning by dry ice
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| | will cause unwanted corrosion and rot,
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| blasting?
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| | increasing damage, industrial cleaning
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| Dry ice blasting is the use of solid CO2
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| | and long term maintenance costs.
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| (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by
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| | Sand blasting leaves behind a secondary
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| compressed air to clean or strip
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| | waste stream which in many cases
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| industrial equipment, machinery, tanks,
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| | increases the volume of hazardous waste
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| facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates.
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| | and is subject to costly disposal fees
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| Dry ice pellets impact the surface and
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| | and transportation costs. It leaves
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| expand instantly into a gaseous state
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| | behind an abrasive blast media which if
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| hundreds of times greater than their
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| | not cleaned up properly continues to
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| original solid volume, creating tiny
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| | cause damage in electrical components,
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| explosions on the surface being cleaned.
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| | gears, bearings etc. It continues to
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| The tiny explosions, velocity and impact
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| | fall from horizontal surfaces, cracks and
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| of the dry ice pellets (kinetic energy)
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| | beams years after the job is done,
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| and thermal shock (dry ice is -109 F) are
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| | increasing industrial cleaning, damage
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| the forces that remove the unwanted
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| | and long term maintenance costs.
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| contaminates.
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| | What are the advantages of industrial
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| What are the disadvantages of
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| | cleaning by dry ice blasting?
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| conventional industrial cleaning methods?
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| | Dry ice blasting is the ultimate
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| Cleaning chemicals and solutions pose
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| | industrial cleaning process, it leaves no
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| environmental hazards to employees and
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| | secondary waste stream, no abrasive blast
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| the environment. When used they leave
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| | media, no water, no corrosive cleaning
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| behind a secondary waste stream, rags,
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| | solutions or chemicals to get into
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| absorbent pads, used solution and/or
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| | critical areas. Dry ice blasting has no
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| chemicals etc., which in many cases
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| | negative long term effect on maintenance.
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| increases the volume of hazardous waste
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| | Dry ice blasting minimizes industrial
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| and is subject to costly disposal fees
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| | cleaning expense, disposal fees and
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| and transportation costs. If the
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| | transportation costs.
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| chemicals and/or solutions are not
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| | Industrial cleaning by dry ice blasting
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| properly cleaned up they can cause
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| | is safe and environmentally friendly.
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| unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing
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| | Dry ice passes from a solid state to a
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| damage, industrial cleaning and long term
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| | gaseous state, it has no liquid state.
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| maintenance costs.
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| | Dry ice is pure CO2 in its solid state,
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| High pressure water blasting leaves
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| | it is in a gaseous state in the air
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| behind a secondary waste stream which in
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| | around us. When we inhale our bodies use
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| many cases increases the volume of
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| | the oxygen and we exhale CO2. Green
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| hazardous waste and is subject to costly
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| | plants take CO2 from the air and give off
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| disposal fees and transportation costs.
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| | oxygen.
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| Water gets left in electrical components,
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| | Dry ice blasting is non-toxic,
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| equipment and machinery. If the water is
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| | non-conductive, non-corrosive and there
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| not properly removed it will cause
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| | is no employee exposure to hazardous
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| unwanted corrosion and rot, increasing
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| | cleaning chemicals or solutions. Dry ice
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| damage, industrial cleaning and long term
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| | blasting sterilizes as it cleans, dry ice
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| maintenance costs.
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| | is -109 F, the extreme temperature kills
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| Soda blasting leaves behind a secondary
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| | germs and bacteria. Dry ice blasting
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| waste stream which in many cases
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| | meets the guidelines of the USDA, EPA,
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| increases the volume of hazardous waste
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| | and the FDA.
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