About company Products Services Price list Contacts Shareholders Dry ice Dry Ice: Properties and Applications in Everyday Life Dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide (CO2) that is odorless, tasteless, colorless, non-conductive, and non-flammable. The temperature of dry ice is -78.33˚ С. The raw material for the production of dry ice is liquid food carbon dioxide (carbon dioxide). APPLICATION Dry ice is primarily used for cooling, storing and transporting food. The value of dry ice lies not only in its cooling effect, but also in the fact that "dry ice" when cooled does not melt like ordinary ice, forming moisture, but evaporates completely, leaving not a single gram of liquid, transforming into carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a medium that prevents the development of microorganisms, and the products, being in its environment, do not grow moldy or rot. WAYS OF APPLICATION OF DRY ICE 1. Cooling of food. Pour some dry ice pellets into a thermos or double-walled container, then add food or drinks. It is best not to allow dry ice to come into direct contact with food. dry ice temperature -78.33 ° C. Products can be stored in this way for 5 to 7 days; Putting dry ice in paper or a plastic bag will extend the life of the ice. 2. Cooling drinks. A mixture of dry ice and water ice can be used to cool food, beer and beer kegs. Using only dry ice can freeze beer or damage kegs. Dry ice has a freezing capacity 15 times that of water ice, and the evaporation time of dry ice can be 5 times that of melting water ice. ATTENTION! READ BEFORE OPENING AND USING DRY ICE !!! PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES 1) the temperature of dry ice is almost -79 ° C, therefore direct contact of dry ice with the skin must be avoided! You can work with dry ice only with gloves (do not use wet or damp gloves, such gloves freeze instantly) 2) prolonged contact of dry ice with the skin may cause thermal burns (severe frostbite). * 3) Do not put dry ice in a closed container (for example , plastic bottle for drinks). This procedure is dangerous, as dry ice expands about 800 times during evaporation, which can lead to an explosion! 4) keep out of the reach of children !!! 5) do not eat, drink. OJSC "Kolos" 1949-2011