Sweet news for winter maintenance

This article reports briefly a new de-icing product piloted in the UK in the 2004/2005 winter maintenance season. The material Thawrox Plus, from manufacturer The De-icing Business, includes rock salt and about three per cent of a derivative of molasses from sugar production. The additive was primarily designed to improve efficiency by reducing wastage and spread rates, but also provides a substantial reduction in equipment corrosion. The sugar additive binds in the salt fines, which reduces bounce-off, wind-borne loss and blocking in the spreading equipment.

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• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p26
• Serial:
  • TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL
  • Publisher: BARRETT, BYRD ASSOCIATES
  • ISSN: 1478-4467

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Binders; Corrosion; Deicing; Equipment; Prevention; Spreading; Sugar; Waste products (Cargo); Winter maintenance
• ITRD Terms: 4736: Admixture; 4948: Binder; 4563: By product; 5252: Corrosion; 2598: Deicing; 3674: Equipment; 9149: Prevention; 3602: Spreading; 7327: Sugar; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01032672
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 6 2006 2:05PM