Alternative deicers for winter road maintenance—A review

LG Terry, K Conaway, J Rebar, AJ Graettinger - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020 - Springer
The use of roadway deicers, typically made of sand or salt, is essential for achieving safe
roadway conditions by reducing ice and snow. Unfortunately, deicers can have detrimental …

Toxicological impacts of roadway deicers on aquatic resources and human health: A review

M Honarvar Nazari, SZ Mousavi… - Water Environment …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During winter, snow and ice on roads in regions with cold weather can increase traffic
crashes and casualties, resulting in travel delays and financial burdens to society. Anti‐icing …

Developing renewable agro-based anti-icers for sustainable winter road maintenance operations

MH Nazari, X Shi - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
This work evaluated the performance and impacts of several agro-based anti-icers along
with two traditional chloride-based anti-icers (23% by weight NaCl brine and its beet juice …

Characterization of anodic films produced on anodized AA1050 aluminum alloy: effect of bio-additive

K Morshed-Behbahani, P Najafisayar… - … Materials Transactions A, 2020 - Springer
In this study, AA1050 aluminum alloy samples were anodized in sulfuric acid baths
containing different amounts of environmentally friendly bio-additive (eggshell particles) …

Vehicle risks of winter road operations and best management practices

MH Nazari, X Shi - Sustainable winter road operations, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies and field observations have confirmed that winter maintenance equipment
that apply chemical deicers to the roads corrode at an accelerated rate. Roadway deicers …

Effects of processed agro-residues on the performance of sodium chloride brine anti-Icer

M Honarvar Nazari, EA Havens… - ACS sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this laboratory study, the performance and impacts of several new types of anti-icer were
examined. A chemico-biological process was employed to prepare liquid extracts from two …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerated laboratory assessment of discrete sacrificial anodes for rehabilitation of salt-contaminated reinforced concrete

J He, X Shi - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
For patch repairs of chloride contaminated RC structures, the use of discrete sacrificial
anodes (DSAs) is indispensable. Without DSAs embedded, due to the ring effect, the failure …

Beetroot Juice Additive in Chloride Brines Reduces Damage of Concrete Exposed to Freeze–Thaw Cycles

L Fan, Z Li, S Du, X Shi - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This work investigated whether and how a common agro-based additive, beetroot juice,
alters the detrimental effects of chloride brines on the durability of cement concrete, by …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosion of metals exposed to 25% magnesium chloride solution and tensile stress: Field and laboratory studies

X Shi, G Zhou, A Muthumani - Case studies in construction materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of chemicals for snow and ice control operations is a common practice for improving
the safety and mobility of roadways in cold climate, but brings significant concerns over their …

The search for “greener” materials for winter road maintenance operations

X Shi, S Jungwirth - Sustainable winter road operations, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Presently, the most common freezing point depressants (FPDs) used for roadway winter
operations are sodium chloride (NaCl), magnesium chloride,(MgCl2), calcium chloride …