Dry Ice Blasting for Mold Remediation

A new cleaning method for removing black mold in mold remediation is dry ice blast cleaning. This innovative technology effectively removes mold in a fraction of the time traditional methods, such as sanders, require. Typically, contractors can slash labor time by 60% while providing effective removal of the contaminant and minimal damage to wood surfaces. As a result, cleaning with dry ice provides a tremendous benefit to the mold remediation expert.

Dry ice blast cleaning is a relatively new cleaning process using solid CO2 pellets (known as dry ice). It is primarily used for industrial use in a variety of applications of which black mold removal is an exceptionally good one. The pellets sublimate (convert directly from a solid blast pellet to a vapor (CO2) leaving no residue. The dry ice blasting process is superior to blasting with sand or glass bead and other types of cleaning methods for numerous reasons (see Dry Ice Blasting Comparison Chart).

Today, the dry ice cleaning method is quickly becoming favored for environmental as well as production reasons. Because of tremendous environmental regulations, industry has accelerated to minimize wastes. Also, there is a growing consciousness that many are placing now on the global environmental impact of their production practices. However, these benefits are accentuated due to the tremendous performance gains through dry ice blasting -- little or no production downtime, quality of clean and minimized damaged to equipment.

To summarize the benefits of dry ice blast cleaning for mold removal:

1. Fast removal rate available - 5 sq. ft per min. or greater
2. Remediation in days, not weeks
3. Cleanest and most environmentally friendly mold removal process - no secondary waste created
4. Drastic time savings
5. Minimizes demolition
6. Effective in industrial, commercial and residential environments
7. Cleans electrical - outlets, conduit, ceiling fans etc.
8. Elimination of sanding and scraping
9. A natural biocide