--- title: "Granular Deicers: What Makes Ice Slicer® Unique" description: Envirotech is proud to offer Ice Slicer®; a deicer treatment with unique chemical and physical properties that place it a cut above other salts. Read about it here! image: https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-08-2021-03-46-31-32-PM.png --- [![1600x600_ESI_New_Logo](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1600x600_ESI_New_Logo.png?width=1600&name=1600x600_ESI_New_Logo.png "1600x600_ESI_New_Logo")](http://envirotechservices.com/) **LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SERVICES.** [Request An Evaluation Today](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/deicing-anti-icing-solutions-for-icy-roads)[»](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/deicing-anti-icing-solutions-for-icy-roads) # EnviroTech Journal **Check out all the latest industry tips and tricks coming straight to you from the experts at EnviroTech Services.** # Granular Deicers: What Makes Ice Slicer® Unique Posted by [Guest Blogger Brooke Loeffler](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/guest-blogger-brooke-loeffler) on 10.19.2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *EnviroTech is proud to offer Ice Slicer***®***; a deicer treatment with a special* [*geological history*](https://blog.iceslicer.com/not-all-salt-is-created-equal) *that has given it unique chemical and physical properties that prove not all salt is created equal. Here we will learn more about what makes Ice Slicer***®** *a cut above other salts.* *![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-08-2021-03-46-31-32-PM.png)* # **Ice Slicer® is Chemically Unique** ### ***The Synergy of Complex Chlorides*** All ice melt products use ingredients that lower the freezing temperature of water. Chloride salts are the most common and economical of these freeze point depressants: - Sodium chloride (performs down to 21°F) - Potassium chloride (performs down to 12°F) - Magnesium chloride (performs down to 5°F) - Calcium chloride (performs down to -25°F) ![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-08-2021-03-48-46-74-PM.png) Each chloride salt performs differently when added to ice and snow, and works best at different temperature ranges. White salt only contains sodium chloride and only works down to around a practical temperature 21° F. Ice Slicer**®** naturally contains a blend of complex chlorides to kickstart faster melting, then synergize and work together at lower temperatures. - Click [here](https://blog.iceslicer.com/what-are-complex-chlorides-and-why-do-they-matter) to learn more about complex chlorides ### ***Chemical Formula of 60+ Trace Minerals*** Ice Slicer**®** also contains 60+ trace minerals that help reduce corrosion and naturally buffer the effects of chlorides on the environment. In fact, when applied in the advised amounts, Ice Slicer’s**®** unique chemistry of rare earth minerals actually nourishes soil, plants, and animals alike. ![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-08-2021-03-52-46-75-PM.png) # **Ice Slicer® Is Physically Unique** ### ***Homogenous Blend*** Ice Slicer**®** is naturally mined and unrefined, so its homogenous blend of 60+ minerals remains undisturbed. Free from the liquid coatings of other deicing salts, Ice Slicer**®** maintains the same high performance for longer because its formula is uniformly distributed through each granule. ***Natural Color*** Ice Slicer’s**®** signature color also helps it naturally outperform other salts. This darker color has a lower albedo factor which more efficiently attracts solar radiation for a stronger [endothermic reaction](https://blog.iceslicer.com/difference-between-exothermic-and-endothermic-processes) and faster melting power. ![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-08-2021-03-55-42-07-PM.png) - Click [here](https://blog.iceslicer.com/solar-properties-of-ice-melt) to learn more about albedo factor and the solar properties of ice melt. ***Coarse Texture/Crystalline Structure*** Direct from Utah’s ground to your roadway, Ice Slicer**®** does not go through any chemical or physical changes. This natural mining process preserves Ice Slicer’s**®** coarse surface texture, crystalline structure, and [gradation of large to small granules](https://blog.iceslicer.com/the-importance-of-gradation-in-deicers). ![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-08-2021-03-59-05-10-PM.png) These physical properties help Ice Slicer outperform other salts: - Quickly restores stabilizing road traction - Grips the road surface and reduces bounce and scatter (less product waste and keeps it on the road where it belongs) - Works longer as fine granules brine quickly and large granules brine slowly Mother Nature has given Ice Slicer every benefit to naturally outperform other salts. [Contact us](https://iceslicer.com/contact?hsLang=en) today to try Ice Slicer for yourself! 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