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'''Calcium magnesium acetate''' is an alternative to road salt. It is approximately as corrosive as normal tap water, and in varying concentrations can be effective in stopping road ice from forming down to ~27.5 °C (its [[eutectic temperature]]). |
'''Calcium magnesium acetate''' is an alternative to road salt. It is approximately as corrosive as normal tap water, and in varying concentrations can be effective in stopping road ice from forming down to ~-27.5 °C (its [[eutectic temperature]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Deicing solution - - US Patent 6436310 | url=http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6436310/description.html}}</ref>). |
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Revision as of 18:40, 20 December 2008
Calcium magnesium acetate is an alternative to road salt. It is approximately as corrosive as normal tap water, and in varying concentrations can be effective in stopping road ice from forming down to ~-27.5 °C (its eutectic temperature[1]).
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Further reading
- Highway deicing: comparing salt and calcium magnesium acetate. Washington, D.C: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. 1991. ISBN 0-309-05123-1.
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