Abstract The use of roadway deicers, typically made of sand or salt, is essential for achieving safe roadway conditions by reducing ice and snow. Unfortunately, deicers can have detrimental effects on …

Alternative Deicers for Winter Road Maintenance—A Review. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 231 (8). doi:10.1007/s11270-020-04773-x.

May 14, 2020 · A literature review was conducted that focused on alternative methods for deicing, use of non-chloride deicers, blended products, and methods to reduce the number of applications and …

Electrical Concrete Offers Green Alternative to Airport Deicers Novel SHRP method showed alternative deicers outperform NaCl brine for certain winter roadway maintenance applications

In areas where snow and ice are common during winter months, municipalities and transportation authorities apply deicing materials—most commonly salts, gravel or sand—to sidewalks, parking lots, …

The impact of deicers on metals and infrastructure is presented as it varies considerably for each alternative deicer. Finally, opportunities and challenges to implementing alternative deicers in the …

Jul 22, 2020 · This paper provides a comprehensive review of the effectiveness and impacts of organic deicers including agro-based products, acetates, formates, glycols, and succinates.

This state-of-the-practice review focuses on agro-based products, acetates, formates, glycols, and succinates as alternative deicers used in roadway applications.

Jul 29, 2025 · Curbing the use of a large scale of deicing agents—particularly road salt and halite—in winter road maintenance is imperative for the protection of the environment from chloride-induced …

To this end, this paper aims to provide a thorough review of the existing literature and to gather prominent findings elucidating the impact of each technique and agent commonly employed in snow …