Method for inhibiting ice formation and accumulation
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting the formation or accumulation of ice on a solid surface and for reducing the salt out temperatures.
1. A method for inhibiting the formation or accumulation of ice on a surface which comprises treating the surface with a freeze conditioner selected from the group consisting of (1) sulfonated melamine-formaldehyde, (2) methylated melamine-formaldehyde, (3) sulfonated urea-formaldehyde, (4) sulfonated urea-melamine formaldehyde, or a mixture thereof, and (5) their blends.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said freeze conditioner comprises an aqueous solution.
3. A method for inhibiting the formation or accumulation of ice on a surface which comprises treating the surface with a freeze conditioner selected from an aqueous urea-formaldehyde solution containing triazone.