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| + | [[File:Ice melter_bag.jpg|thumb|Landscapers Choice, | ||
| + | ice melter]] | ||
| + | == Description == | ||
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| + | Any of several products that contain a mixture of salts or other water soluble compounds used to melt ice from roads, sidewalks, and airplane wings. Solutions lower the freezing point of water by disrupting the formation of the crystalline structure of water. Examples are: | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ammonium sulfate ammonium sulfate]: to -7C, damages concrete | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium chloride calcium chloride]: to -29C, melts fast, hygroscopic, may re-ice | ||
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| + | - calcium magnesium acetate (CMA): to -9C, safest for concrete/plants | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=magnesium chloride magnesium chloride]: to -15C, melts fast, hygroscopic | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium acetate potassium acetate]: to -9C, biodegradable, corrosive | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium chloride potassium chloride]: to -7C, damages concrete, kills plants | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium chloride sodium chloride]: to -9C, keeps sidewalks dry, corrosive, kills plants | ||
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| + | - [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=urea urea]: to -7C, concentrated form is corrosive and kills plants | ||
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| + | - others: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sugar sugar], alcohols, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=propylene glycol propylene glycol]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Ice melter_steps.jpg|thumb|Landscapers Choice, | ||
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| + | ice melter]] | ||
| + | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| + | deicer; deicing salts; de-icing salts; Melt ice; Antarcite; Ice-A-Way (NaCl); Fast Melt (KCl, NaCl, urea); Hot Stuff (CaCl2); Safe Step (KCl, NaCl, urea); Ice Wizard; Polar Express (CaCl2, NaCl, KCl); Qik Joe (CaCl2); Prestone Driveway Heat; Flugzeugenteisung (Deut.) | ||
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| + | == Additional Images == | ||
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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Ice melter_steps detail.jpg|Landscapers Choice, ice melter | ||
| + | File:Subflourescence_ICOMOS.jpg|Subflourescence | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == Authority == | ||
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| + | * ''Caring for your Collections'', Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992 | ||
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| + | * Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: Commercial products listed at http://www.pasternackstruevalue.com/icemelt.html (accessed Jan 2004) | ||
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| + | * Website address 2 Comment: Properties of various salts at http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/a/aa120703a.htm (accessed Jan 2004) | ||
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| + | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deicing (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 30 September 2014
Description
Any of several products that contain a mixture of salts or other water soluble compounds used to melt ice from roads, sidewalks, and airplane wings. Solutions lower the freezing point of water by disrupting the formation of the crystalline structure of water. Examples are:
- sulfate ammonium sulfate: to -7C, damages concrete
- chloride calcium chloride: to -29C, melts fast, hygroscopic, may re-ice
- calcium magnesium acetate (CMA): to -9C, safest for concrete/plants
- chloride magnesium chloride: to -15C, melts fast, hygroscopic
- acetate potassium acetate: to -9C, biodegradable, corrosive
- chloride potassium chloride: to -7C, damages concrete, kills plants
- chloride sodium chloride: to -9C, keeps sidewalks dry, corrosive, kills plants
- urea: to -7C, concentrated form is corrosive and kills plants
- others: sugar, alcohols, glycol propylene glycol.
Synonyms and Related Terms
deicer; deicing salts; de-icing salts; Melt ice; Antarcite; Ice-A-Way (NaCl); Fast Melt (KCl, NaCl, urea); Hot Stuff (CaCl2); Safe Step (KCl, NaCl, urea); Ice Wizard; Polar Express (CaCl2, NaCl, KCl); Qik Joe (CaCl2); Prestone Driveway Heat; Flugzeugenteisung (Deut.)
Additional Images
Landscapers Choice, ice melter
Subflourescence
Authority
- Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
- Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: Commercial products listed at http://www.pasternackstruevalue.com/icemelt.html (accessed Jan 2004)
- Website address 2 Comment: Properties of various salts at http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/a/aa120703a.htm (accessed Jan 2004)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deicing (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)