Patent ID: 7563385
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: C09K

Abstract:
1. A method for producing an agent for deicing and/or anti-icing surfaces or liquids, said process comprising: (a) modifying one or more industrial or agricultural streams comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxycarboxylic acid esters, hydroxycarboxylic acid salts, glycerin, glycerin carbonate, acetals of glycerol, ketals of glycerol, glucose and maltose, and optionally water, by either, (b)(1) mixing said industrial or agricultural stream (a) with at least one of (i) water, (ii) a stream comprising soluble salts; (iii) a stream selected from the group consisting of grain stillage, wood stillage, agricultural fermentation products, milk fermentation products, or (iv) a stream comprising one or more of amino acids, amino acid salts or lignin components, said (ii) and (iv) optionally contain water; and/or (b)(2) neutralizing one or more components of said industrial or agricultural stream (a) to produce soluble salts; and wherein the produced agent for deicing and/or anti-icing contains from about 20 to about 75 weight percent of the compounds enumerated in (a) of said method based on the weight of said component and water combined.