Method for Reducing Sticking, Crusting and Clumping of Salt Stored in Salt Piles
AssigneeNatural Alternatives, LLC
InventorTodd Bloomer
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Abstract
A formulation for treating salt to reduce sticking, crusting and clumping of stored salt caused by absorption of water from the air includes corn syrup, corn molasses, sorghum molasses, pomegranate molasses, carob molasses, date molasses, desugared corn syrup, desugared corn molasses, desugared (brown) rice syrup, desugared maple syrup, desugared sorghum molasses, desugared agave syrup, desugared pomegranate molasses, desugared carob molasses, desugared date molasses, admixtures of corn syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, as well as admixtures thereof exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt and mixtures thereof.
Claims18
A formulation for treating salt to reduce sticking, crusting and clumping of stored salt caused by absorption of water from the air, comprising:
- corn syrup, corn molasses, sorghum molasses, pomegranate molasses, carob molasses, date molasses, desugared corn syrup, desugared corn molasses, desugared (brown) rice syrup, desugared maple syrup, desugared sorghum molasses, desugared agave syrup, desugared pomegranate molasses, desugared carob molasses, desugared date molasses, admixtures of corn syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of corn molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of (brown) rice syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of maple syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of sorghum molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of agave syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of pomegranate molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of carob molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of date molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared corn syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared corn molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared (brown) rice syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared maple syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared sorghum molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared agave syrup exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared pomegranate molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared carob molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, admixtures of desugared date molasses exhibiting anti-sticking, anti-crusting and anti-clumping properties when applied to the salt, and mixtures thereof;
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- wherein the formulation has a viscosity of about 25 secs with a Zahn #2 cup and a pH of about 6.8 to about 9.7.
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