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ClearLane® - Cargill

Industry leaders in the battle against snow and ice are learning that while traditional deicing salt is an exceptional weapon in their battle to keep roads safe, it can be made to work better. Pre-wet deicers work faster, longer and give more effective results. Depending on the chemical selected, pre-wet
deicers can also work at lower temperatures. The drawbacks of most pre-wet deicers are the initial investment in additional equipment and replacement cost of equipment, including tanks, hoses, pumps, and nozzles. Cargill Deicing Technology has developed a solution that allows for all of the benefits of
pre-wet deicers while eliminating the need for additional capital investments. This enhancement allows for a more cost effective approach for your business. The answer is ClearLane® enhanced deicer.

Less scatter equals less cost

• In Cargill lab tests, 71% of ClearLane® enhanced deicer stays within 18" of where it is spread versus 47% of regular rock salt.
• More product where you need it provides more effective melting per application, helping to reduce fuel, labor and maintenance costs.

Pre-mixed

• Patent-pending mixing system allows for an evenly blended finished product to be delivered.
• No need to purchase any additional equipment.
• No need for additional labor to mix the product allows for a more efficient use of labor, while eliminating unnecessary safety risks.

Corrosion protection

• Tests show that ClearLane® enhanced deicer is 67% less corrosive than regular rock salt, helping to extend the life of your equipment.

More visually prominent

• Enhanced color enables snowplow drivers and motorists to see the product on the pavement.

Fewer chlorides in the environment

• Customers using ClearLane® enhanced deicer find they need to use 20%-40% less product than regular rock salt, allowing for less chloride use.
• ClearLane® enhanced deicer contains a more environmentally friendly anti-caking agent compared to YPS, the anti-caking agent traditionally used in rock salt.*
• Reduced scatter helps the product stay on the road surface and not bounce to tree lawns and shoulders, helping to reduce roadside vegetation burnout.

Less impact on watersheds

• The New ClearLane® enhanced deicer’s B.O.D. content is less than 300 ppm.
• The B.O.D. level for typical agricultural by-products can be as much as 5,000 ppm.
• New ClearLane® enhanced deicer formula contains less than 0.5 ppm phosphorus.
• The phosphorus content in agricultural based performance enhancers can be as much as 8 ppm.

Residual effect
• Magnesium chloride remains on the road after each use, helping to prevent a bond from forming between the road surface and precipitation from the next storm.

Apex™

Product Description

Technology Applied: The goal of EnviroTech Services, Inc. was to develop THE ONLY product that would deliver increased melting performance vs all other liquid products across the entire spectrum of temperatures experienced in
combating snow and ice buildup on road surfaces. Apex is the result of product research and development required to meet that goal. Apex is a performance enhanced magnesium chloride (MgCl2) brine but is vastly different than other
magnesium based enhanced products. Rather than add in substantial amounts of additives that work alongside the MgCl2 in order to improve performance, we opted to simply improve the performance of the MgCl2 itself without diluting the
concentration of the active ingredient. Simply put, we have taken MgCl2 and made it Better - Faster - Stronger.

Uses or Application

Anti-icing
When used as an anti-icer, the enhanced melting capacity of Apex provides longer cycle times between routes before snow pack buildup and allows for improved removal with simple plowing.

De-icing
When used as a liquid de-icer, Apex provides the ultimate in melting performance vs other liquid products.

When applied in a stream pattern, Apex quickly penetrates vertically through the snow pack and breaks the bond at the road surface.

Pre-wetting
As an onboard pre-wetting agent for salt and sand, APEX reduces bounce and scatter, increases the speed at which the salt begins working, increases the melting capacity of the salt, and permits the use of salt at lower temperatures.

Typical Performance Properties

Apex gets the job done in the “red-zone”. The phase diagram below demonstrates the source of the improved performance of Apex. The “red zone”
is an illustration of the difference in freeze points between Apex and MgCl2 when compared at equivalent concentrations. From the graph you will
see that if each product is diluted 1:1 with water (from melting snow and ice) MgCl2 will refreeze at 4 degrees F while Apex will not refreeze until -8
degrees F. That 12 degree improvement in freeze point is significant when evaluating melting performance. No other liquid product, enhanced or
otherwise, can boast any such improvement. The chart titled Calculated Melting Capacities is an illustration of the increased melting capacity of Apex vs MgCl2 at a wide range of temperatures. It is this increase in melting capacity that translates to increased efficiencies in de-icing operations.

Corrosion Performance

The Pacific Northwest Snowfighters (PNS) coalition has adopted a test based on a modified version of NACE TM-01-69 to measure and rank de-icing chemicals in terms of relative corrosion toward ferrous metals.

In this test, distilled water and salt are assigned relative corrosion rates of 0 and 100 respectively, and deicing chemicals are ranked according to these two standards. To be considered for use in the PNS states, a de-icer must score 30 or less (70% less corrosive than salt) on this scale. In this test APEX has been found to have an average score of 22%.