Calcium chloride - cheap and effective road salt

Winters in Poland are getting milder, but an attack of snowstorms or frost can surprise road services. This automatically involves the need to remove snow from the surface, which is carried out mainly with the use of sodium chloride, i.e. simply road salt, considered to be the least expensive material for removing ice. Meanwhile, the use of sodium chloride is neither financially beneficial nor environmentally friendly. It is worth mentioning that sodium chloride is harmful to the soil - it is one of the basic ingredients of weed control agents! In addition, the popular road salt definitely negatively affects the material from which the roads are made, as a result of which holes in the road appearing in the spring are well known to all Polish drivers.

A good alternative to the popular road salt may be calcium chloride, mixed with sand in a ratio of 20 : 80% (chloride : sand). This chemical compound shows much greater retention in the environment and does not get into surface waters. What's more, it is a hygroscopic product - it binds the surface to the ground and reduces damage caused by water. Calcium chloride actively dissolves ice - it generates heat by absorbing water. Calcium chloride solution also has a much lower freezing point than sodium chloride solution, so it can be used over a much wider temperature range. For example, calcium chloride can be used down to -55 degrees Celsius (although the real yield is -20 degrees), while the freezing point of an aqueous solution of sodium chloride is from -3.05 to -6.56 degrees Celsius.

Calcium chloride can be found at distripark.com .

Comments

Posted by Jan (unverified) on Fri, 12/16/2016 - 15:28

And this calcium chloride, I can normally pour my hand like salt or do I need gloves?

Posted by Paweł Admin on Fri, 16/12/2016 - 16:03

Calcium chloride, although it is not a substance considered dangerous and can be used just like road salt, we recommend wearing protective gloves because slight skin irritation or dryness may occur. If there is a lot of dust, we recommend using protective goggles.

Posted by Marcin (unverified) on Mon, 19/12/2016 - 16:01

Can I keep magnesium chloride outside?

Posted by Karol Admin on Tue, 20/12/2016 - 15:53

Calcium chloride is a strongly hygroscopic substance, it dissolves very easily in water, it easily absorbs moisture from the air. Calcium chloride, like road salt, should not be kept outdoors as it can quickly clump, it is also not recommended to store calcium chloride under a shed, it may cause moisture. To use this substance as effectively as possible when fighting icing, it should be kept in a closed dry room. Only this guarantees the preservation of optimal properties.

Posted by Marcin. (not verified) on Mon, 09/01/2017 - 15:47

So what? Do I have to keep him somewhere in the orphanage?

Posted by Piotr.n (not verified) on Tue, 20/12/2016 - 13:3 1

I have heard that a mixture of calcium chloride and sodium chloride can be used to increase efficiency and effectiveness. In what proportions should these two substances be mixed?

Posted by Karol Admin on Tue, 20/12/2016 - 15:56

Calcium chloride is a substance almost twice as expensive as traditional road salt - sodium chloride. The properties of calcium chloride, however, are much better when it comes to the effectiveness of fighting icing. Calcium chloride dissolves ice faster and easier, it also retains its effectiveness at lower temperatures - even down to minus 20 degrees below zero. In the fight against icing, a mixture of 80% road salt and 20% calcium chloride is commonly used.

Posted by Adrian (unverified) on Wed, 21/12/2016 - 20:34

How to use this calcium chloride? the same as rock salt, the same amount to sprinkle? it's twice as expensive, sorry

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