Cryotech QS50®
Solid Deicer
AMS 1431 Certified
Cryotech QS50® is the optimal blend of sodium acetate and sodium formate for solid performance. This ideal blend quickly activates, with strong hold over times, storage stability and low tracking.
Benefits
- Works longer, requiring fewer applications with better storage stability than sodium formate
- Applies easily with same equipment as other solid deicers
- Complimentary customer training upon request
Performance
- Low tracking
- Starts quickly to melt ice efficiently, especially in dry climate areas
- Extended hold over time on pavement surface compared to other blends
- Active to low temperatures 0°F (-18°C)
Environment
- Biodegrades at low temperatures
- Low toxicity to fish and mammals
- Low BOD/COD
Application
- Deicing - apply in uniform patterns:
- On thin ice, near freezing, typically start at 5-7 lbs/1000 ft² (25-35 g/m²)
- At very cold temperatures, ( <10°F, -12°C) or on thick bonded ice, it may be necessary to increase the rate as high as 10-25 lbs/1000 ft² (50-75 g/m²)
- Re-apply when new accumulation shows first tendency to bond
- Plow once bond is broken
- Prewetting - airports and pavement users may apply Cryotech E36® and Cryotech CF7®, respectively, to QS50 at spreader outlet at a rate of 10% by weight