BIODEGRADABLE DEICING COMPOSITION

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel deicing/anti-icing composition. The composition is formed by alkalinically degrading reducing sugars. The reducing sugars are preferably found in an industrial waste stream, such as corn steep water. The composition is inexpensive, biodegradable, and nontoxic to the environment. (Figure 1) is a graph illustrating freezing temperature of alkaline degradation products of glucose in water and the effect of their concentration. Degradation products of 22 % initial glucose concentration were prepared as described in Table 1 and diluted or concentrated before determination (Inset). Sodium gluconate (GlcA-Na), NaCl and CaCl2 are included for comparison.