Upcycling agro wastes as additives for sustainable roadway anti-icing operations
Building on the success of a Washington State University (WSU) patent technology, this project will further upcycle agro wastes from the State of Washington and turn them into novel anti-icing liquids for the market, tailored to meet the varying requirements in anti-icing performance, cost-effectiveness, and minimized footprint. The products will reduce the amount of chloride salt by at least 20% while achieving better overall performance than beet juice/salt brine blends (and salt brine). Second, they will feature greatly reduced oxygen demand and aquatic toxicity (key differentiator). Project tasks include: further development in the lab; WSU parking lot tests; and city street testing of the developed anti-icing liquids.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $96000
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551947137
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Sponsor Organizations:
Washington State University Cougar Cage Program
PO Box 641020
Pullman, WA United States 99164Transportation Infrastructure Durability & Life Extension
Washington State University
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Pullman, Washington United States 99164Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Transportation Infrastructure Durability & Life Extension
Washington State University
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Pullman, Washington United States 99164 -
Project Managers:
Kline, Robin
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Performing Organizations:
Transportation Infrastructure Durability & Life Extension
Washington State University
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Pulman, Washington United States 99163 -
Principal Investigators:
Shi, Xianming
- Start Date: 20211101
- Expected Completion Date: 20221231
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
- Subprogram: Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life Extension
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Agricultural wastes; Anti-icing; Deicing chemicals; Waste products (Materials)
- Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01838144
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: National Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life-Extension
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551947137
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Mar 1 2022 7:35PM