Cargill Inc.

Donald T Ireland

Michael Hoerle

Lawrence L Micek

Nancy L Lucas

An apparatus and method for preparing and dispensing a liquid deicer. The apparatus and method allow deicer ingredients or precursors to be combined in an exothermic reaction to produce a heated deicer at the location where it will be used. In one implementation, potassium hydroxide and acetic acid are combined using the apparatus and method to make hot potassium acetate for use in numerous deicer applications, including deicing of airport runways.

Method and apparatus for on-site mixing of liquid deicer

A salt flux composition comprising a high purity salt and additives is used in the recycle of scrap aluminum to increase the recovery of aluminum. The additives include an alkaline agent and a fluoride source.

High purity salt aluminum flux

Process for recovery of aluminum using high purity salt aluminum flux

A salt flux composition comprising a standard purity salt and additives is used in the recycle of scrap aluminum to increase the recovery of aluminum. The additives include a carbon source, an alkaline agent and a fluoride source.

Method and composition for aluminum recycle using salt flux

A liquid deicing composition comprising MgCl.sub.2 or bittern and an organic inhibitor selected from the group consisting of triethanolamine, triethanolamine acid salts, citric acid, metal salts of citric acid and mixtures thereof.

Liquid anticorrosive and antiscaling deicing composition

A deicing composition which includes NaCl, a water soluble magnesium salt and a water soluble dihydrogen orthophosphate is described. A method for deicing utilizing the composition also is described.

Dihydrogen orthophosphate deicing composition

A method and composition are described for the prevention of the mushing or the disintegration of solid sodium chloride in an aqueous medium.

Stabilization of solid sodium chloride against mushing in an aqueous

A low boiling, water soluble organic solvent is added to a saturated brine to thereby reduce the salt solubility of the brine and cause precipitation of the salt. The precipitated salt is filtered out and dried. The remaining brine-solvent mixture is distilled to remove the solvent which is reused. Unsaturated brine that is generally free of solvent is returned for resaturation with salt.

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Donald T Ireland