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Effectiveness of water softening residuals as components of road deicing chemicals: Model analysis of freezing point depression

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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 293, Issue -, Pages -

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112888

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Water softening residuals; Reuse; Biodegradable deicer; Activity coefficient; Freezing point depression

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The disposal of water softening residuals is a global issue due to lack of effective reuse alternatives, leading to high costs and environmental harm. Research on using water softening residuals for producing biodegradable road deicers as a replacement for harmful chloride salts is effective and sustainable.
Water softening residuals disposal is a worldwide issue due to the lack of effective reuse alternatives. The current principal disposal methods of landfilling and land application are quite costly due to the dewatering and transportation costs involved, and these operations can also cause potential environmental harm from leaching of the additives used in the treatment process. This research is aimed at the use of water softening residuals in the production of biodegradable road deicers that would be beneficial in replacing the highly corrosive and environmentally harmful chloride salts that are currently used for road deicing. Experimental data developed show that calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) and calcium magnesium propionate (CMP) deicers produced using water plant sludges are effective in deicing applications. A mathematical model is developed for predicting freezing point depression of CMA and CMP deicers as a function of molal concentration. The model predictions are found to match well with the experimental data, providing confidence in the use of this model for the effective design water softening sludge based deicers. The information developed herein provides options for the sustainable management of softening residuals and the concommitant mitigation of environmental harm associated with road deicing operations.

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