Environmentally benign anti-icing or deicing fluids

A method of deicing or anti-icing a surface said method comprising adding to said surface a deicing or anti-icing agent comprising (a) glycerol and optionally (b) water.

A deicing and/or anti-icing composition comprising (a) a hydroxyl-containing compound selected from the group consisting of glycols, monosaccharides, glycerols, and mixtures of any of the foregoing (b) an organic acid salt selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid salt, a hydroxycarboxylic acid salt, a dicarboxylic acid salt, a carbonic acid salt and mixtures of any of the foregoing and optionally (c) water.

A method of deicing or anti-icing a surface said method comprising adding to said surface a deicing or anti-icing agent comprising (a) a hydroxyl-containing compound selected from the group consisting of glycols, monosaccharides, glycerols, and mixtures of any of the foregoing (b) an organic acid salt selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid salt, a hydroxycarboxylic acid salt, a dicarboxylic acid salt, a carbonic acid salt and mixtures of any of the foregoing and optionally (c) water.

A deicing and/or anti-icing composition comprising (a) a hydroxyl-containing organic compound selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl aldosides including di- and polysaccharides such as sucrose, sorbitol and other hydrogenation products of sugars, monosaccharides, maltodextrins and sucrose, maltitol, glycols, monosaccharides, glycerols, and mixtures of any of the foregoing, (b) a carbonic acid salt and optionally (c) water.

A method of deicing or anti-icing a surface said method comprising adding to said surface a deicing or anti-icing agent comprising (a) a hydroxyl-containing organic compound selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl aldosides including di- and polysaccharides such as sucrose, sorbitol and other hydrogenation products of sugars, monosaccharides, maltodextrins and sucrose, maltitol, glycols, monosaccharides, glycerols, and mixtures of any of the foregoing, (b) a carbonic acid salt and optionally (c) water.

A deicing and/or anti-icing composition comprising (a) carbonic acid salts and optionally (b) water.

A method of deicing or anti-icing a surface, said method comprising adding to said surface a deicing or anti-icing agent comprising (a) carbonic acid salts and optionally (b) water.

An improved deicing and/or anti-icing agent comprising an inorganic salt, the improvement comprising reducing the amount of inorganic salt by at least 5 weight percent by replacement with (a) a hydroxyl-containing organic compound selected from the group consisting of glucosides, furanosides, maltosides, maltotriosides, glucopyranosides, glycerol, glycols, monosaccharides, sorbitol and other hydrogenation products of sugars, monosaccharides, maltodextrins and sucrose, maltitol, and mixtures of any of the foregoing, or (b) an organic acid salt selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid salts, hydroxycarboxylic acid salts, dicarboxylic acid salts and mixtures of any of the foregoing, or (c) a mixture of (a) and (b).

An improved deicing and/or anti-icing agent comprising an inorganic salt, the improvement comprising reducing the amount of inorganic salt by at least 5 weight percent by replacement with a hydroxyl-containing organic compound-containing industrial process stream.

A method for deicing and/or anti-icing pre-harvest fruit and vegetable crops comprising spraying on said crops (a) a hydroxyl-containing organic compound selected from the group consisting of glucosides, furanosides, maltosides, maltotriosides, glucopyranosides, glycerol, glycols, monosaccharides, sorbitol and other hydrogenation products of sugars, monosaccharides, maltodextrins and sucrose, maltitol, and mixtures of any of the foregoing, or (b) an organic acid salt selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid salts, hydroxycarboxylic acid salts, dicarboxylic acid salts and mixtures of any of the foregoing, or (c) a mixture of (a) and (b).

A deicing and/or anti-icing composition comprising (a) a carbonic acid salt and (b) an industrial process stream comprising a hydroxycarboxylic acid salt and a hydrocarbyl aldoside.