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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Leslie a Field, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Susan J Strehlow, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David G Duff, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Kimberly M Wiefling, Redwood City, CA (US);
Leslie A Field, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Susan J Strehlow, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David G Duff, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Kimberly M Wiefling, Redwood City, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Embodiments generally relate to methods and apparatuses for generating ice. In one embodiment, a material is introduced to water, and the temperature of the combination of the water and the material is lowered until ice forms, the formed ice having a higher albedo than it would have had if the step of lowering the temperature had been carried out on the water without first carrying out the step of introducing the material. In one embodiment, the material is selected such that an aqueous solution of the material is alkaline. In another embodiment, a material is introduced to water, and the temperature of the combination of the water and the material is lowered until ice forms, the ice forming at a faster rate than the rate at which it would have formed if the material had not been introduced to the water.