Let’s first understand the ‘Dry Ice’ as a concept, so
What is Dry Ice?
It is a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in its solid form. It is been referred to as Dry Ice as it doesn’t melt as a normal ice do rather it gets converted into the carbon dioxide gas. Its temperature goes up to -109°F/-78.5°C. It is generally used for shipping the medical products and frozen foods because of its completely dry and non-toxic nature.
But one of the major use of dry ice happens in blast cleaning, a very effective, impressive, and environmentally friendly method to clean the oil and gas industrial equipment.
But how can Dry Ice Blasting Equipment’s benefit the Oil & Gas industry?
Dry ice blasting offers many ways and is very handy, which makes them ideal to be used in Oil & Gas industries. They are widely used in countries where oil extraction happened like Iran, Iraq, and Abu Dhabi etc. As per dry ice blasting specialists in UAE the equipment which is used to extract the oils are inevitable or bound to get dirty and smudged, which makes it very difficult to clean them. But dry ice blasting equipment makes it very easy from the functionality perspective and perform the cleaning process in an efficient way.
Can effectively remove the heavy oils –
Using dry ice, heavy oils, corroding agents, and bitumen can be removed and cleaned from the valves, pipes, and any other equipment. Generally, over a period of time, oil with continuous exposure to heat gets baked onto the equipment, where sometimes dry ice cleaning is the only option left.
And interestingly, you can do the cleaning while systems are up & running, so no need to wait to shut down the system for the cleaning process, which makes the dry ice blasting more effective & efficient.
Easy to clean Precision Instruments –
Dry Ice Blasting Specialists in UAE suggests that it is safe to use dry ice blasting when you are dealing with equipment which is very delicate and precised like turbines for cleaning. The dry ice equipment offered by Best Dry Ice Supplier in Abu Dhabi have the pellets which are optimized to clean the contaminate from the equipment without damaging its surface.
No need to use the Toxic Chemical for cleaning –
In dry ice blasting, pellet used are non-toxic and are not hazardous from an environment perspective, means are safe. Other cleaning processes and agents carry toxins which are harmful to the environment as it directly impacts the local water bodies. Best Dry Ice Supplier in Abu Dhabi offers such dry ice blasting solutions which help to eliminate the danger of water contamination and waste.
No Downtime required for cleaning process –
Who doesn’t like their operations to be up 24×7 but at the same time you also want your system’s functionality should not get affected, and it becomes very critical for certain industries like oil & gas, as the dirt and gunk can deteriorate the equipment and its functionality, over a period of time. With dry ice blasting you don’t require shutting down your equipment to clean them; you can carry out the cleaning process while they are up and running. Hence, increased productivity and profits, without any downtime.
Best Dry Ice Supplier in Abu Dhabi offers not only the required equipment but also help in consulting your organization or company, to get the same implemented with proper training to get the maximum benefit from them.
