Looking for Dry Ice? Wilson Products has you covered
Visit Wilson Products in Easton, PA to purchase dry ice to ship food or other products that need to be kept cold. Dry Ice is also great for camping or when your freezer is not working. We are conveniently located right off Route 33 in Palmer Township - 3411 Northwood Ave to purchase Dry Ice.
Dry Ice is frozen carbon dioxide, a normal part of our earth’s atmosphere. It is the gas that we exhale during breathing and the gas that plants use in photosynthesis. It is also the same gas commonly added to water to make soda water. Dry Ice is particularly useful for freezing, and keeping things frozen because of its very cold temperature:-109.3˚F or -78.5˚C. Dry Ice is widely used because it is simple to freeze and easy to handle using insulated gloves. Dry Ice changes directly from a solid to a gas - sublimation- in normal atmospheric conditions without going through a wet liquid stage. Therefore it gets the name “dry ice.”
As a general rule, Dry Ice will sublimate at a rate of five to ten pounds every 24 hours in a typical ice chest. This sublimation continues from the time of purchase; therefore, pick up Dry Ice as close to the time needed as possible. Bring an ice chest or some other insulated container to hold the Dry Ice and slow the sublimation rate. Dry Ice sublimates faster than regular ice melts but will extend the life of regular ice.
Table of average amounts of dry ice for packing frozen goods
|
Weight of Frozen Food |
Time In Transit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Hours | 12 Hours | 24 Hours | 2 Days | |
| 2 LB |
2 LB Dry Ice |
3 LB Dry Ice |
5 LB Dry Ice |
10 LB Dry Ice |
| 5 LB |
3 LB Dry Ice |
4 LB Dry Ice |
8 LB Dry Ice |
15 LB Dry Ice |
| 10 LB |
4 LB Dry Ice |
5 LB Dry Ice |
10 LB Dry Ice |
20 LB Dry Ice |
| 20 LB |
5 LB Dry Ice |
8 LB Dry Ice |
15 LB Dry Ice |
25 LB Dry Ice |
| 50 LB |
10 LB Dry Ice |
15 LB Dry Ice |
20 LB Dry Ice |
30 LB Dry Ice |
| For each additional day add 8 to 15 pounds. | ||||