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minus-squarecalypsopub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoWhen I lived in Calgary they used beet juice and it worked fine.
minus-squareebits21@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoThey already do this in the GTA on many roads Edit: They’ve done it for awhile
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoThe sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
minus-squarecalypsopub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s also super sticky which helps
minus-squareBluefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoFrom what i found its beet juice mixed with salt brine. Not as bad as normal ice melt apparently. https://www.backyardboss.net/beet-juice-ice-melt/ Though I’m sure this isn’t great for the environment either.
minus-squarenomecks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoCalgary is semi-arid. Beet juice would not work in a place like Ontario. Too much ice!
When I lived in Calgary they used beet juice and it worked fine.
They already do this in the GTA on many roads
Edit: They’ve done it for awhile
How does that work?
The sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
It’s also super sticky which helps
From what i found its beet juice mixed with salt brine. Not as bad as normal ice melt apparently.
https://www.backyardboss.net/beet-juice-ice-melt/
Though I’m sure this isn’t great for the environment either.
Calgary is semi-arid. Beet juice would not work in a place like Ontario. Too much ice!
They already use it. It works.