Dry ice has a wide range of applications and the downstream market drives the rapid development of the industry

Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide, which is obtained by liquefying carbon dioxide and quickly condensing at low temperatures. It looks like ice. It is easy to sublimate and absorbs a lot of heat. It is colorless, odorless and non-toxic. It is widely used in industrial manufacturing, cold chain logistics, and greenhouse cultivation. , food and pharmaceuticals, industrial equipment cleaning, stage effects, electronic manufacturing, sewage treatment, environmental protection and other fields. Dry ice can be divided into medical dry ice, industrial-grade dry ice, food-grade dry ice, and low-temperature refrigeration dry ice according to its use; according to its shape, it can be divided into block dry ice, granular dry ice, brick-shaped dry ice, and rice dry ice.

According to the“China Dry Ice Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, the industry Equipment cleaning is one of the biggest uses for dry ice. The dry ice cleaning process is also called cold spray. Dry ice particles are quickly sprayed onto the target cleaning object. Energy conversion processes such as dry ice sublimation and melting are used to quickly freeze, condense, embrittle, and peel dirt and residual impurities on the target cleaning object. , clear. The dry ice cleaning process will not affect the surface gloss of the target cleaning object, nor will it cause any damage to the surface of the object. It can effectively reduce the frequency of solvent use, improve maintenance efficiency, reduce equipment damage, reduce costs, and solve the problem of cleaning high-temperature equipment.

Therefore, dry ice is widely used in the cleaning fields of automobiles, metal molds, precision semiconductor components and other products. With the rapid development of industries such as automobiles, mold manufacturing, and electronics industries, the scale of my country’s industrial equipment cleaning market is increasing year by year. In 2022, the size of my country’s industrial equipment cleaning market will be 46.93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%. The rapid development of the industrial equipment cleaning industry has greatly boosted the demand for dry ice and promoted the rapid development of the dry ice industry.

Cold chain logistics is also one of the main uses of dry ice. Dry ice is an excellent refrigerant. It can release a large amount of heat when sublimating, and its cooling effect is better than that of liquid nitrogen. In addition, when preserving fresh fruits and vegetables, the carbon dioxide released by sublimation of dry ice can effectively inhibit the consumption of fruits and vegetables due to respiration and reduce damage during transportation of fruits and vegetables. With the rapid development of my country’s national economy, the increase in residents’ consumption levels, and the vigorous development of fresh food e-commerce, the demand for cold chain logistics has grown rapidly and the market size has continued to increase. In 2022, the size of my country’s cold chain logistics market will be 457.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. The development of cold chain logistics will further drive the increase in demand for dry ice in my country. Against this background, my country’s dry ice industry has huge development potential.

Industrial analysts said that with the continuous development of our country’s society and the advancement of industrialization, carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, and the effectiveness of dry ice must be improved. Utilization can alleviate environmental problems such as the greenhouse effect to a certain extent. In addition, in addition to traditional application fields such as industrial equipment cleaning, cold chain logistics, industrial manufacturing, food and pharmaceuticals, dry ice can also be used in emerging fields such as agricultural gas fertilizers and battery-specific chemical materials. The industry has broad prospects. At present, Shuxing Dry Ice, Bingfeiyang, Kemetqi, Zidekang, Dipu Dry Ice, and Bofeijite are the main dry ice manufacturers in my country.