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Air Liquide's CryoCrete™ technology is the ideal solution for handling the most demanding cooling requirements and pour temperature specifications during extremely hot weather conditions. Mass pour jobs including caps and columns, bridge decks and power plants have all been poured using CryoCrete.

See our Flash presentation on CryoCrete.

• Liquid nitrogen cooling has shown to have no adverse impact on slump, air content, set time or density
• Flexible and accurate temperature adjustment with greater and more rapid cooling compared to ice or chilled water
• No more ice or chilled water handling
• As a means of cooling concrete during hot weather conditions, nothing matches liquid nitrogen in delivering more uniform and often more cost-effective results

• Install concrete cooling, CryoCrete nitrogen injection technology 
• Install liquid nitrogen tank and pressure control equipment
• Operational check of liquid nitrogen injection unit
• Train customer personnel in the proper operation of the equipment

• Install concrete foundation for liquid nitrogen tank and CryoCrete injector (drawings supplied by Air Liquide)
• Provide electrical connections (120 VAC, single phase-20-AMP-60Hz)
• Obtain permits and licenses pertinent to the installation
• Provide any other utilities as specified by Air Liquide

Download a brochure on CryoCrete and learn how it was used in a 40-hour pour of 550 loads of concrete!