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US 11,535,780 B2Granted
Biologically-derived deicer
AssigneeWashington State University
InventorXianming Shi
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Abstract
A deicing formulation, comprising a chemically degraded extract derived from biowaste; and a salt is provided. Methods for preventing ice formation or removing ice from a surface by applying the deicing formula made of chemically degraded extract derived from biowaste and a salt to the surface are also provided.
Claims17
A deicing formulation, comprising:
- a chemically degraded extract derived from biowaste has a molecular structure of CXHYOZPUNV, where the number of C atoms (X), H atoms (Y), O atoms (Z), P atoms (U), and N atoms (V) falls in the ranges of 4 to 42, 5 to 63, 2 to 15, 0 to 1, and 0 to 8, respectively;
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- a salt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.