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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Robert Scott Koefod, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Robert Scott Koefod, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A deicing composition with a carboxylate salt as the primary deicer and that has a low corrosivity to galvanized steel is disclosed. The composition includes a soluble silicate as a corrosion inhibitor and a gluconate salt as a silicate stabilizer to maintain adequate solubility of the silicate salt at pH values below about 11.5.