EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR DEICING CHEMICALS AND IMPROVED SODIUM CHLORIDE

These studies defined, developed, and documented protocols for testing and evaluating deicing chemicals. A secondary component of the study investigated methods for improving the effectiveness of sodium chloride as an ice melting agent. The research included a literature reivew; established criteria for characterizing chemical deicers; and identified potential test methods for evaluating candidate deicing chemicals. Of the 62 test methods identified, 12 primary methods developed in this program specifically for chemical deicers are described in detail, and 50 supplementary standard published test methods are referenced. A laboratory manual for conducting the test procedures was produced as part of this project: 'Handbook of Test Methods for Evaluating Chemical Deicers,' is available from the Transportation Research Board.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/shrp/SHRP-H-647.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Strategic Highway Research Program

  National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • Cheppelow, C C
  • McElroy, A D
  • Blackburn, R R
  • Cooper, G R
  • Pinzino, C S
  • Darwin, D
  • deNoyelles, F G
  • Locke, C E
• Publication Date: 1993-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: V.P.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deicing chemicals; Evaluation; Manuals; Measures of effectiveness; Research; Sodium chloride; Test procedures
• Identifier Terms: Strategic Highway Research Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Research; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00637657
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SHRP-H-647
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 25 1993 12:00AM