Dry Ice Vs Gel Packs

Old methods include gel packs or dry ice.

Dry ice vs gel packs.

Gel packs like k lock synthetic gel packs are water based. For gel packs it is recommended you use one pound of gel packs for each cubic foot for every 24 hours. Dry ice is hideously expensive and hard to locate. Typical ice packs are water and polymer gel based or in the case of bricks saturated floral foam and then sealed in poly bags.

Being a single item also gives gel packs the advantages of ease of use and storage with the added benefit of being reusable if so desired. Dry ice is much colder maintaining a temperature of around 78 5 c 109 3 f as it sublimates and becomes co2 gas. Most ice packs and bricks have a phase change point around 0 c or 32 f which would be the temperature point where the material transitions from a solid to a liquid or vice versa. With the four pack of 9 5 x 10 inch pouches you ll be eliminating about 12 pounds of ice.

Because dry ice turns into co2 gas and not water there is no secondary waste. Dry ice is safer for the environment. With most injuries involving the back gel packs are easy to use. Dry ice can be more cost effective.

Dry ice is made from recycled co2 and does not add to the greenhouse effect. Typically dry ice will keep products frozen longer than gel packs. The advances made by techni ice are truly amazing. Ice bags are better for ankles and knees for a longer cold period.

If you are handling frozen products with dry ice be sure to follow all safety precautions. Additionally the product that the gel pack is keeping cold will not get wet like it would with wet ice as the refrigerant gel is sealed into a plastic pouch. The cooler shock dry cooler gel pack is a re usable ice pack that can be stocked in coolers over and over. This means that they freeze and thaw at roughly the same temperature as water would around 0 c 32 f.

Techni ice made in austrailia is now available. However it doesn t last as long as many of the ice packs on the market and it will still leave you with a watery mess in the end. It keeps ice colder longer so it doesn t melt as quickly. They both leave much to be desired.

Gel packs are only good for a couple of hours and they start to melt. Start by filling up the pack with 3 5 cups of cold water and use an iron to seal it shut. Keep coolant and product separate. Just store the packs in the freezer until needed.

Cold gel packs contain a special gel that can be frozen and refrozen. Dry ice is actually carbon dioxide it s what you breathe out when you exhale and it s what makes soda fizzy.