Inventors:
Andrew G. Smith - Spring Grove PA, US
Charles H. Svec - Hanover PA, US
Gary C. Wakefield - Slippery Rock PA, US
Assignee:
Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corporation - Hanover PA
International Classification:
C09K 3/18
Abstract:
Methods are provided which minimize loss of an anti-icing/de-icing composition from a surface. This is accomplished by adhering the anti-icing/de-icing composition to a surface using a film-forming polymeric composition. Methods are also provided for preventing snow accumulation and/or ice formation on a surface, delaying ice and/or snow formation on a surface, extending the life of an anti-icing/de-icing composition on a surface, surface anti-icing, and surface de-icing. These methods include the application of a film-forming polymeric composition and the anti-icing/de-icing composition to the surface. Desirably, the anti-icing/de-icing composition is a reagent which reduces the freezing point of water.