Performance that Goes the Xtra Mile
How DOWFLAKE® Xtra Reduces Road Maintenance Costs
Leading road maintenance professionals rely on calcium chloride to make unpaved surfaces safer and last longer, resulting in lower total maintenance costs and fewer complaints related to dust problems.
With approximately 10% more calcium chloride than conventional 77% calcium chloride flake products, DOWFLAKE Xtra gives you greater pound-for-pound dust control than magnesium chloride, other calcium chloride formulations or other materials.
Unsettled Dust Causes Unsettling Problems
Dust on unpaved surfaces can create hazardous, unhealthy conditions and drain your maintenance budget in a number of ways:
- Dust clouds may impair visibility and make driving unsafe.
- As an unpaved surface emits dust, the surface deteriorates over time, producing loose aggregate (stone and gravel), potholes, and ruts.
- Loose aggregate can crack windshields, chip paint, break headlights and damage suspension systems.
- Nuisance dust inhalation may worsen asthma and other respiratory problems.
- Excessive dust may result in dust accumulation on clothes and vehicles, and in homes and recreational areas.
- Surface deterioration leads to repetitive and costly maintenance work such as spot repairs, frequent blading and aggregate replacement.
Fortunately, DOWFLAKE Xtra provides an easy-to-use, effective, and economical way to control dust and the problems associated with it.
Dust Control Application Rates |
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Product |
Unpaved Roads & Cart Paths |
Truck Terminals & Parking Lots |
Mining & Logging Roads |
| DOWFLAKE® Xtra (US Units) |
1.38 lb/yd2 |
1.56 lb/yd2 |
1.83 lb/yd2 |
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4.84 ton/lane-mi |
5.49 ton/lane-mi |
6.45 ton/lane-mi |
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| DOWFLAKE® Xtra (Metric Units) |
0.75 kg/m2 |
0.85 kg/m2 |
0.99 kg/m2 |
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2.76 tonne/lane-km |
3.13 tonne/lane-km |
3.68 tonne/lane-km |
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| Calcium Chloride Flake 77% (US Units) |
1.50 lb/yd2 |
1.70 lb/yd2 |
2.00 lb/yd2 |
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5.28 ton/lane-mi |
5.98 ton/lane-mi |
7.04 ton/lane-mi |
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| Calcium Chloride Flake 77% (Metric Units) |
0.81 kg/m2 |
0.92 kg/m2 |
1.09 kg/m2 |
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3.01 tonne/lane-km |
3.41 tonne/lane-km |
4.01 tonne/lane-km |
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Unpaved Roads & Cart Paths
1.38 lb/yd2
4.84 ton/lane-mi
Truck Terminals & Parking Lots
1.56 lb/yd2
5.49 ton/lane-mi
Mining & Logging Roads
1.83 lb/yd2
6.45 ton/lane-mi
Unpaved Roads & Cart Paths
0.75 kg/m2
2.76 tonne/lane-km
Truck Terminals & Parking Lots
0.85 kg/m2
3.13 tonne/lane-km
Mining & Logging Roads
0.99 kg/m2
3.68 tonne/lane-km
Unpaved Roads & Cart Paths
1.50 lb/yd2
5.28 ton/lane-mi
Truck Terminals & Parking Lots
1.70 lb/yd2
5.98 ton/lane-mi
Mining & Logging Roads
2.00 lb/yd2
7.04 ton/lane-mi
Unpaved Roads & Cart Paths
0.81 kg/m2
3.01 tonne/lane-km
Truck Terminals & Parking Lots
0.92 kg/m2
3.41 tonne/lane-km
Mining & Logging Roads
1.09 kg/m2
4.01 tonne/lane-km
NOTE: lane-mi equals 4 yards wide by 1,760 yards long; lane-km equals 3.7 meters wide by 1,000 meters long.
The Calcium Chloride Advantage
Calcium chloride has long been the preferred means for dust control of unpaved surfaces, making roads safer and cutting down on maintenance costs.
Annual applications of calcium chloride can:
- Increase visibility, providing safer driving conditions
- Minimize damage to vehicles, reducing repair claims
- Promote a healthier environment by controlling airborne dust
- Result in fewer dust-related complaints from area residents and businesses
- Reduce material, labor, fuel, equipment maintenance costs, and vehicle owners’ maintenance and repair costs
Alternative dust control methods just don’t measure up to the performance of DOWFLAKE Xtra. While DOWFLAKE Xtra contains 83% to 87% purified calcium chloride, typical magnesium chloride flake products are sold at a concentration of just 47%. The data below shows 45% less DOWFLAKE Xtra would be required to treat one lane mile than a typical magnesium chloride commercial flake product.
Dust Control Methods |
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Characteristic |
DOWFLAKE® Xtra |
Typical Commercial MgCl2 |
| Product Concentration (commercially available products) |
83-87%* |
47% |
| Lane Miles Covered by 22 Ton Truck Load** |
3.4 |
1.8 |
| Actual Tons Required per Lane Mile** (to achieve same dust control effect) |
6.46 |
11.97 |
DOWFLAKE® Xtra
83-87%*
Typical Commercial MgCl2
47%
DOWFLAKE® Xtra
3.4
Typical Commercial MgCl2
1.8
DOWFLAKE® Xtra
6.46
Typical Commercial MgCl2
11.97
* 84% used for comparison calculation. ** Application rates for solid products are calculated to deliver the identical active ingredient to the road as U.S. Forest Service typical liquid application rates. (Source: Dust Palliative Selection and Application Guide, USDA Forest Service, P. Bolander and A. Yamada, November 1999.)
Benefits of That Xtra Step
DOWFLAKE Xtra’s higher concentration of calcium chloride brings even greater performance, and can reduce handling, storage, transportation, and package disposal costs.
With DOWFLAKE Xtra, you also get the value-added Xtras of reliable supply, consistent quality, quick response and leading technical service and support provided by OxyChem.
Contact a DOWFLAKE Xtra distributor today, and discover more about how DOWFLAKE Xtra leaves competing solutions in the dust.