Cryotech NAAC® - Solid runway deicer
A new generation deicer is here - Cryotech NAAC® solid runway deicer. Certified to U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved specifications for use by airports and military units, NAAC is “anhydrous grade” sodium acetate. It is a high performance replacement for urea.
Using Cryotech’s patented manufacturing process, NAAC is produced as a spherical pellet. This configuration minimizes dust, reduces compaction in storage, and results in even spread patterns. NAAC contains less than 1% inhibitors by weight and is compatible with liquid potassium acetate deicers. Therefore, prewetting NAAC at the spreader spinner with E36 is an acceptable practice. It may also be used to deice roads, parking garages and walkways.
Benefits
- Safe for runways: meets FAA approved specifications
- Exothermic: gives off heat as it dissolves, melting ice faster than common deicers
- Faster and better: works fast like calcium chloride, without chloride-induced corrosion
- Staying power: works longer, requiring fewer applications
- Easy to apply: applied with the same equipment as urea
- Safe for the environment: non-persistent, biodegradable
- Manufactured from pure materials, NAAC does not track like common deicers
- Passes all material compatibility test per AMS 1431A
Performance
- Contains no chlorides
- Excellent melting properties
- Works faster than urea and sodium chloride
- Is active at lower temperatures (-18° C)
- Requires less material to achieve similar effectiveness
Application
- Deicing – apply in uniform pattern:
- 15 – 25 g/m² near 0° C on thin ice
- 50 – 75 g/m² below –12° C on 25mm ice
- Reapply when new accumulation shows first tendency to bond
- Plow once bond is broken
- Prewetting – airports may apply potassium acetate to NAAC at spreader outlet at a rate of 10% by weight
Environment
- Lower BOD than urea
- Biodegrades at low temperatures
- Low toxicity to fish and mammals
Handling
- Store in original container
- Avoid excessive moisture which may cause caking
- Excessive handling may cause dustiness
