Patent ID: 7758769

Claim:
A deicing method comprising: providing an additive solution that is essentially free of brine, said additive solution having a pH of from about 1.5 to about 8, and said additive solution having the following composition: Moisture about 35 to about 50%; Monosaccharides (glucose/fructose) about 2 to about 10%; Disaccharides (sucrose) about 1 to about 15%; Other carbohydrates and polysaccharides about 1 to about 10%; Amino acid carbohydrate complexes about 1 to about 10%; Amino acids about 1 to about 5%; Other Nitrogenous compounds about 10 to about 20%; Organic acids about 1 to about 10%; and Total mineral salts about 5 to about 25%; providing a solid de-icing material; mixing said additive solution with said solid de-icing material to form a non-brine de-icing mixture, wherein said additive solution is mixed at about 10 to about 90% by volume relative to the de-icing material; and applying said mixture to a road, wherein said mixing takes place immediately prior to said applying.