what chemicals are in ice melt

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Ice-melting chemicals commonly containsodium chloride or rock salt, calcium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, and/or urea, also known as carbonyl diamide. (Products intended to provide traction, instead of melting ice or snow, include sand, gravel, kitty litter, and wood ash.)

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Although there are many dozen brands of ice melter, the list of materials in common use is much shorter. It includes the following compounds: Sodium Chloride (rock salt) Calcium Chloride. Potassium Chloride. Urea. Magnesium Chloride.

Ice melt products that use glycols are becoming increasingly popular as well. Safe Paw for instance, is a new ice melt product that was manufactured without any salt, in sharp contrast to many other ice melt products. As such, Safe Paw does not have the toxicity of many competing varieties of ice melt products.

Calcium Chloride has a melting temperature of -10 degrees Fahrenheit and emits heat as it melts. This property allows it to act more quickly than other ice melt. It also has less of an impact on the environment than other chloride-based ice melts. It is available in liquid, flakes, and pellets.

Another chemical in ice pack is urea. Even though it is commonly found as agricultural fertilizer, it is also useful in other production of certain products. One of them is for ice pack.