Method for inhibiting ice formation and accumulation

1. A method for inhibiting the formation or accumulation of ice on a surface which comprises treating the surface with a freeze conditioner comprising Maillard reaction products of an amine reactant and a reducing sugar, a reducing sugar equivalent, or a mixture thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said Maillard reaction product of an amine reactant and a reducing sugar, a reducing sugar equivalent, or a mixture thereof comprises an aqueous solution of the Maillard reaction product.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said surface is an aircraft surface.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said surface is an outdoor surface.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the outdoor surface is selected from roads, sidewalks, parking lots, or driveways.

6. A method for reducing the salt out temperature of a liquid which comprises adding to the liquid an aqueous solution of a freeze conditioner comprising Maillard reaction products of an amine reactant and a reducing sugar, a reducing sugar equivalent, or a mixture thereof.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said liquid is a liquid fertilizer or a deicing solution.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said Maillard reaction product of an amine reactant and a reducing sugar, a reducing sugar equivalent, or a mixture thereof comprises an aqueous solution of the Maillard reaction product.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the liquid is a liquid fertilizer is selected from the group consisting of an aqueous solution of urea, ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate, diammonium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, disodium phosphate, ammonium potassium phosphate, ammonium sodium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, potassium sulfate, ammonium potassium sulfate, ammonium sodium sulfate, potassium sodium sulfate and mixtures thereof.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the liquid fertilizer includes mixtures with aqueous nitrates selected from the group consisting of UAN (28-0-0), UAN (30-0-0), UAN (32-0-0), calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN-17), calcium nitrate, and magnesium nitrate.

11. The method of claim 6 wherein the liquid is a deicing solution is selected from the group consisting of an aqueous solution of ammonium formate, sodium formate, potassium formate, ammonium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, ammonium acetate, sodium acetate, potassium acetate, calcium magnesium acetate, boric acid, borate salts; sugar, urea and mixtures thereof.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the sugar is selected from sorbitol, molasses solids and sugar beet derivatives.

13. A method of treating moist particulate combustible solids to inhibit formation of a coherent mass of the particulate solids under freezing conditions and to inhibit the potential of the solids to combust prematurely which comprises applying a freeze conditioner comprising Maillard reaction products of an amine reactant and a reducing sugar, a reducing sugar equivalent, or a mixture thereof to the moist particulate combustible solids.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said Maillard reaction product of an amine reactant and a reducing sugar, a reducing sugar equivalent, or a mixture thereof comprises an aqueous solution of the Maillard reaction product.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the moist particulate combustible solids are selected from coal, coke or grain.