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SUGAR BEET JUICE AS AN ORGANIC ACCELERATOR FOR WINTER ICE CONTROL

Anyone who has ever driven on a wintry road treated with salt knows what happens: your car becomes covered in the corrosive white stuff.  But what is not seen and is even worse is that the chemical nature of nearly all anti- and de-icing products accelerate metal corrosion in bridges, hurts vegetation, and becomes less effective once the thermometer drops below 17 degrees.

Looking for de-icing and anti-icing alternatives many STATE D.O.T. and local governmental agencies in the snowiest places in the United States have turned to an alternate renewable source for a new and innovative product that’s all natural: GEOMELT organic accelerator.

With the growing concern about chlorides and the effects of salts on the environment,
today’s deicing and anti-icing solutions require a more environmentally friendly approach.
One that is proven at low temperatures;  that has a longer residual activity
and that reduces corrosiveness to all surfaces.

GEOMELT®, the patented sugar beet by-product, is combined with salt or any liquid brines to create a more effective natural anti-icing or de-icing option.  GEOMELT products are all-natural agricultural liquid products, made from a waste product that used to be dumped  down the drain.   GEOMELT works by lowering the freezing temperature of any standard de-icing product.  It enhances the attributes of any natural de-icing product, including rock salt, salt/sand mixtures, or any of the standard brine mixtures, and is an excellent salt pile treatment.
BENEFITS OF ADDING GEOMELT to any anti-icing or deicing program include:

• GEOMELT MINIMIZES YOUR WINTER MAINTENANCE BUDGET:
  • The application rate for any anti-icing or deicing product decreases approximately 25%-30%with GEOMELT added to that product.
  • When GEOMELT is blended with rock salt, the bounce scatter of the salt is reduced.  More salt stays on the surface that you actually want to de-ice.
  • Your anti-icing or deicing product will last longer when combined with GEOMELT.
  • GEOMELT residual lasts for up to two days after snowfall; longer under the right conditions.
  • GEOMELT products bond more effectively to the surfaces, keeping walkways and pavements clear.
  • Fewer applications + more effectiveness + anti-bonding reduces all winter operations costs.
• GEOMELT products work faster and in a greater range of temperatures.
  • GEOMELT products do not need sunlight to activate.
  • GEOMELT products melts ice in lower temperatures – up to 30° below zero.
• GEOMELT products reduce damage associated with anti and de-icing products.
  • Expensive bridges decks and concrete receive less damage:  Blending GEOMELT with other anti-deicing product decreases that product’s corrosiveness.
  • The anti-corrosive nature of GEOMELT also increases equipment life.
  • GEOMELT reduces the tracking problems inherent with other products.  With GEOMELT, there is less tracking into buildings . . . a clear benefit for carpets, rugs and floors.
• GEOMELT is ecologically friendly. 
  • GEOMELT is a natural, agriculturally safe product. It is a carbohydrate that is a derivative of the sugar beet.
  • GEOMELT, being a natural agricultural product, poses minimal harm to grass, trees and shrubs.
  • GEOMELT is water soluble.
  • GEOMELT reduces chlorine use and the introduction of heavy metals into our environment.
• GEOMELT is versatile and stable.
  • GEOMELT will not ferment.  It will not spoil and it will add stability to your salt and other deicing products.
  • GEOMELT is stable.  Rock salt treated with GEOMELT will retain the benefits provided by GEOMELT – GEOMELT will not bleed off.
  • GEOMELT acts as an anti-caking agent on your rock salt stockpiles and helps solve storage problems.
  • GEOMELT does not require advanced mixing operations or special equipment.

     

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