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Figure 2.14 Simple cool box, to be used with cool packs. Photo: Dr Ziay Ghulam, Dr Wahidullah Bahaer,
Central Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, Kabul, Afghanistan.

if not allowed to escape. Always use protec-
tive gloves when dealing with dry ice. It is
so cold that it will either burn your skin, or
more likely cause frostbite. By using a pair
of gloves, you can safely handle the dry ice
without injury.

PortabLE dry IcE MakEr
A portable dry ice maker generates approxi-
mately 1 kg of solid carbon dioxide in just 1 min.
A 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 car-
bon dioxide via a hose with an internal siphon
and valve (Figure 2.15).
The dry ice maker creates one solid block of
solid carbon dioxide weighing approximately
Figure 2.15 Dry ice maker. Photo: Scilogex, Rocky 1 kg, the carbon dioxide sublimates slowly
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Hill, Connecticut, USA. because of the relatively small surface area.

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