Montreal, February 16, 2015 – at the end of several years of research, based on multiple tests in both rural and urban areas, the companies Bourget of St-Paul-de-Joliette has developed a salt deicing which offers users from all walks of major environmental and economic benefits.
That’s what reported today the president of the company, Luc Delangis, who said that green salt BOURGET®, represents an option for managers of the Ministry of transport of Quebec and public works services of the municipal world who are seeking reductions in the costs of operation and operation for everything that relates to the management strategy of salt whose 1.5 million tons are used each year in Quebec alone. The use of this new product could cause, according to Mr Delangis, very substantial, or even considerable savings in annual consumption of quantities of road salt for winter maintenance of networks Road, motorway and different arteries of large and smaller cities. “In General, but non-scientific way, we can speak of savings that can be around 20-25%” said Mr Delangis. Quebec invests annually 260 M$ to the single chapter of provincial and municipal roads winter maintenance.
TECHNOLOGY AND INPUTS TYPICALLY QUÉBÉCOIS
The salt BOURGET® consists of amixture of calcium/magnesium chloride liquid, also called MHC-30, which has been added a latest generation corrosion inhibitor. A green dye everything there is more natural and biodegradable, as well, was injected in this active formula that speeds up capture the rays of the Sun, once applied on the roadways, to promote a circuit of the casting process much fastest ice surface that is associated with the conventional salt. Even more, green natural dye has the advantage to be able to identify easily, the eye, road, commercial or residential spaces that were treated and subjected to the application of the product.
EFFICIENCY INCREASED FROM ALL POINTS OF VIEW
In addition to the significant savings in operating costs and maintenance generated, salt BOURGET® reduced much corrosive properties associated with the so-called conventional salts while offering a greater duration of effectiveness.
The Quebec road network under the responsibility of the municipalities and the Department of transport is estimated to be 133 600 km.
Together, Governments have for objective to maintain circulation and security of people and goods, while adopting practices that allow them to protect the environment and reduce costs of winter maintenance. In this regard, the salt BOURGET® is the logical option due to its lower cost and its efficiency in as long as de-icing ecological and economic, raise the president Luc Delangis, at a time especially where salt application in winter represents a cost of purchase of the Salt estimated to about $50 per ton on average and to which must be added the costs of equipment and Manpower, which would increase costs about $ 320 a tonne of salt spread. As for indirect costs, they are related to the deterioration of the road infrastructure such as bridges because of the corrosive power of conventional salt which also affects cars and would represent about $ 170 per year by car, what is the cost of depreciation of a vehicle due to saline corrosion and preventive treatment.
MORE EFFECTIVE IN CASE OF FROST
“But, beyond all the virtues and the multiple benefits of green nature, the production used the salt BOURGET® technology allows a resistance factor maintaining the maximum gel.” It’s the pre-soaking used solution allowing ecological salt resistance to frost than conventional salts which cannot act until a maximum of-12 ° C. The treated salt remains much more malleable at low temperatures. The sensitive savings are directly attributable to the adhesion factor increased the salt pré-trempé on the ice as much as on the snow. Loss of product during operations and usage being reduced to a minimum, less salt is needed to treat the surfaces. 80% less corrosive, this Quebec Green salt is early corrosion of vehicles and better protect infrastructure such as bridges and overpasses against corrosion damage.
