MINNESOTA STUDIES SHOW BENEFITS OF DEICER

Experiments with alternative deicing products by the Minnesota Department of Transportation have shown significant reduction in corrosion over a 3-year period. Soduium chloride with an anticorrosive additive was extensively field tested with primary emphasis on ice melting effectiveness, handling characteristicse and corrosion reduction. The product, marketed under the name CG-90 Anticorrosive Deicer, and used on the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, contains a patented corrosion inhibitor that forms a protective barrier on exposed metal surfaces. Prior to field testing, MnDOT performed a number of laboratory tests. Eight different deicers are being tested by the MnDOT and including the ongoing tests on the CG-90 as well as two new CG-90 formulations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 1990-6-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 47-48
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Additives; Corrosion protection; Deicers (Equipment); Field tests; Laboratory tests; Measures of effectiveness; Sodium chloride
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers; Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496406
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM