Dry Ice Makers

 

Dry ice, the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO₂), is a common cooling agent used in many laboratory applications. Not only does dry ice cool substances to a temperature lower than can be achieved by conventional water ice (solid carbon dioxide sublimates at −109.3 °F), but it also sublimates straight into the gaseous phase, removing the problem of melt-water left behind by the warming of water ice.

Dry ice tends to be used in the laboratory for applications in which intense cooling is required, such as conducting low-temperature experiments, condensing solvents, or encouraging precipitation, for example. Dry ice is relatively easy to manufacture, and rather costly to purchase, so many laboratories with more than an occasional need for solid carbon dioxide choose to invest in their own dedicated dry-ice maker. Scilogex offers an exceptional portable dry-ice maker which rapidly produces sufficient quantities of solid CO₂ for most laboratory applications.

 

The portable dry ice maker from Scilogex outclasses other models on the market. It is the fastest way of manufacturing dry ice for the laboratory, generating approximately 1 kg of solid CO₂ in just 1 minute. The dry ice is therefore available ‘on-tap’, and always accessible whenever it is needed in the laboratory. Such immediate access to dry ice can offer considerable cost savings in the laboratory. Our dry-ice maker is safe and simple to use and requires no electrical power. The unit is simply attached to a cylinder of compressed liquid CO₂ via a hose with an internal siphon and valve. Because the dry-ice maker creates one solid block of solid carbon dioxide weighing approximately 1 kg, the carbon dioxide sublimates slowly because of the relatively small surface area. The Scilogex dry-ice maker also has the advantage of portability; being compact and lightweight, and easily transported to wherever it is needed.