Is potassium formate snow melting agent and ordinary industrial salt the same substance? The manufacturer tells you

 Speaking of snow melting agents, the scope is actually much larger than industrial salt, and industrial salt is also more harmful to road plants. At present, potassium formate snow melting agent is a relatively environmentally friendly, safe and non-toxic snow melting agent. Using potassium formate snow melting agent to melt snow and ice has also become a high-quality choice for people to remove snow on roads in winter. Is potassium formate snow melting agent and ordinary industrial salt the same substance? The manufacturer tells you.

Snow melting agents generally fall into two categories:

One type is organic snow melting agent with potassium formate as the main component. This type of snow melting agent has good snow melting effect and no corrosion damage. It is generally used in important places such as airports.

The other type is inorganic snow melting agent with "chlorine salt" as the main component, commonly known as "deicing salt". But its corrosion of large-scale public infrastructure is very serious.

How to use deicing agent reasonably?

One is to adhere to the concept of "green ice and snow". Don't blindly exaggerate the snow removal effect of snow melting agent, and cover up its damage to the ecological environment and the killing of animals and plants. The annual deployment of snow and ice removal should be combined with tree protection and environmental protection, and mechanical removal of ice and snow and manual removal of ice and snow should be vigorously promoted. For areas such as highway service area squares and other areas, water flushing or manual cleaning can be used to reduce the use of snow melting agents .

The second is to use snow melting agent with caution. The amount of deicing agent used should be minimized, the scope of use should be strictly enforced, and the deicing agent that has not been melted should be recovered in time to minimize pollution. Try to use potassium formate organic snow melting agent to reduce damage to plants and bridges. In order to ensure that the actual service life of the bridge can be increased to the design service life, the preparation of bridge anti-corrosion design specifications should be started, and the research and application of thermal snow removal should be carried out.

The third is to locate the use of deicing agents and do a good job of water management containing deicing agents. In the event of catastrophic snowfall and other special circumstances, when it is necessary to use deicing agent, try to remove most of the snow on the ground with a snow shovel, and then sprinkle a small amount of deicing agent to prevent road freezing. The snow-melting agent to be sprayed should be more than 1.5 meters away from the outer teeth of the roadway, or fences should be set up on both sides of the appropriate road section to prevent the snow-melting agent from splashing into the green when it is sprayed. Clear away in time, dump at designated locations, and prohibit use in key areas. Try to use surface heat, solar radiant heat and the heat released by the car during driving to help melt snow on the road, and finally lead the snow water into the gutter or sewer by manual dredging.

The fourth is to promote the use of environmentally friendly snow melting agents. The current environmental protection practice in European and American countries is to sprinkle cinder, coarse sand, and tree branch slag on the road after mechanical snow removal, and use the dark color of these slag substances to absorb solar heat to help increase the ground. Temperature comes to melt snow. The used carbon residue and tree branch residue can finally be put into the green space beside the road. Many domestic highways and airports use potassium formate as an organic, environmentally friendly, non-toxic and pollution-free snowmelting agent.