FIELD EVALUATION OF OIL- AND GAS-PRODUCED BRINES AS HIGHWAY DEICING AGENTS (ABRIDGMENT)

Field tests conducted as part of a project to assess the potential of West Virginia waste oil and gas field brines for highway deicing purposes are discussed. Brine characteristics and current disposal practices are reviewed along with published accounts of brine use. A detailed discussion of the field test program is presented, including an analysis of the brine used, descriptions of the high pressure brine applicator unit, the test sites, brine storage, and a description of the methodology used on a typical application run. Results of eight test runs indicated that waste brines were effective deicing agents over a wide variety of weather and pavement conditions. Bare pavement was achieved rapidly with both high pressure and gravity application, even at temperatures as low as 15ousF, because of the significant amounts of calcium in the brine. Skid-resistance measurements, made by using a portable tester, showed a substantial increase in pavement skid resistance after brine application. Refreezing was not found to be a significant problem. Study of the impacts of natural brines on construction materials and on the environment as well as the economics of storage and handling is also under way as part of the overall project.

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• Authors:
  • Eck, Ronald W
  • Sack, William A
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 86-88
• Monograph Title: Bridge maintenance management, corrosion control, heating, and deicing chemicals
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 962
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Brines; Deicing equipment; Field tests; Gas industry; Handling and storage; Materials management; Petroleum refining; Skid resistance; Storage facilities; Waste disposal; Waste products (Materials); Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers; Oil production
• Old TRIS Terms: Gas production
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I40: Soils and Rocks;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394975
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037182
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM