Deicing composition and method
AssigneeIce Ban USA, Inc.
InventorsGeorge A. Janke, Warren D. Johnson, Jr.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a new and improved, environmentally acceptable and negligibly corrosive deicing composition comprising steepwater solubles produced, for example, as by-products from a wet milling process of corn, which by-products are biodegradable. The invention also relates to the use of a deicing composition to reduce the buildup of snow and ice on roads, bridges and other outdoor surfaces.
Claims40
A deicing composition comprising steepwater solubles, said steepwater solubles being derived from steeping a grain.
A method for inhibiting the accumulation of freezing precipitation on a surface comprising applying to said surface an effective amount of a composition for inhibiting the accumulation of freezing precipitation, said composition containing steepwater solubles that are derived from steeping a grain.
A method for inhibiting corrosion of a surface exposed to a corrosive substance comprising applying a composition containing steepwater solubles to said surface, said steepwater solubles being derived from steeping a grain.
A method for reducing the corrosive effects of a deicing salt comprising admixing steepwater solubles to said corrosive salt, said steepwater solubles being derived from steeping a grain.
A method for producing a deicing composition comprising wet milling a grain and collecting steepwater solubles.
A method for producing a deicing composition comprising manufactured steepwater solubles, said method comprising the step of dry mixing crude protein, crude fat, fiber and ash in amounts that render the deicing composition effective for melting ice.
A method of preventing the accumulation of frozen precipitation on a plant comprising applying steepwater solubles to the plant, said steepwater solubles being derived from steeping a grain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.