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minus-squarecalypsopub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoWhen I lived in Calgary they used beet juice and it worked fine.
minus-squareebits21@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 months agoThey already do this in the GTA on many roads Edit: They’ve done it for awhile
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoThe sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
minus-squarecalypsopub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIt’s also super sticky which helps
minus-squareBluefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months 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-down2·10 months 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.