OCOchem Wins Extension of Contract to Develop Large-scale Prototype Electrolyzer to Make Non-corrosive Deicing Chemical for U.S. Army
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RICHLAND, Wash., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean fuel and chemical innovator OCOchem has been awarded an extension of its $1.1 million contract to create a chemical process to manufacture a lower-cost, non-corrosive, chlorine-free deicer to protect U.S. Army and other military equipment from the damage caused by rock or road salt.
Key Points:
- The U.S. military, as well as state and local governments in cold-weather environments, use chemical deicers to melt dangerous ice on roads, walkways, and runways.
- However, the most common de-icing chemicals used today, due to their historically lower costs, are chloride-based salts.
- The prototype a wonder of electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering invented, created and demonstrated at OCOchem's Richland headquarters -- is the world's first formate electrolyzer of this size.
- Founded in 2017 in the Pacific Northwest, OCOchem operates its principal R&D laboratories in Richland, Wash. For more information go to https://ocochem.com .