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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, McMurray, PA (US);
Mark E. Stanley, Wexford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Clearwater, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/18 ;
Abstract
Coal and other piles of particulates exposed to the weather are inhibited from freezing by treating them with potassium formate. A viscosifier is used to retain the solution in the interstices and voids between the particulates, inhibiting drainage and waste of the solution. Corrosion inhibitors are also compatible with the solution.