One of the most frustrating things about winter is having to scrape ice and snow off your car, sidewalk, or driveway before you can get anywhere. It’s also important for roads and pavements to be de-iced because not doing so can lead to serious accidents. But lots of people worry about the negative effects that de-icers can have on the soil and roads in the long run. The good news is that ECO-ST de-icers are designed with nature in mind without sacrificing human convenience.
How do de-icers affect the ground?
Conventional deicers are made up of salts and chemicals, which means they can cause serious damage to the soil. What’s more, de-icing chemicals like chloride ions often flow into rivers and streams when it rains or when the ice thaws, killing fish and other aquatic life.
ECO-ST de-icers are different
De-icing chemicals can also have serious effects on animal habitats, but STAR’S TECH ECO-ST deicers are safer for people, pets, and plants. So you can enjoy the convenience of melting ice and snow without having to worry about the long-term effects on your ground. They’re partly made from starfish extract, a natural biowaste product that minimizes the damage on the soil or ground.
How it protects the ground
The starfish extract is a porous substance, and like a sponge, it adsorbs toxic chemicals like chloride ions. This stops them from accumulating on the earth and causing problems down the line. Chloride can have an extremely corrosive effect, and if you’re using deicers every winter, the chloride ions will build up over time. When that happens, plants get damaged due to chloride ions during the snow melting process. An accumulation of chloride ions also corrode infrastructure and can damage your sidewalks, driveways, and roads.
ECO-ST de-icer saves you from having to repair corroded driveways and pavements because its porous structure adsorbs chloride ions that can cause damage to the ground.
STAR’S TECH de-icer inhibits corrosion
This de-icer contains some corrosion inhibitors which combine with the starfish extract to create a storage and release mechanism. Even though it only uses a third of the number of corrosion inhibitors other deicers use, ECO-ST is up to 29 times more effective at stopping and preventing corrosion. Despite the ice and snow, you can rest easy knowing that your grounds are truly protected.
Through the inventive use of starfish and other technology, ECO-ST maintains conservation of nature and our environment, as well as protecting the safety of pets and animals more than traditional de-icers. They do all this without compromising human convenience and still provide high-quality de-icing services.
All in all, the ECO-ST deicers are less harmful than traditional brands so they’re healthier for humans and pets, they’re also more environmentally friendly and they adsorb chloride ions which prevent corrosion on surfaces. So when the snow comes, you don’t have to worry about the state of your ground – ECO-ST has the solution.
