Dust King
Water trucks are a great solution to haul road dust generation. But water use, diesel costs, maintenance costs on vehicle plus labour add up.
biOx offers the Dust King Product to reduce water usage rates by 50% or more by providing a crust on the gravel surface.
Trial results prove the effectiveness of the product, while operators get the benefit of cost savings – especially where water is a precious commodity – almost everywhere!
How Dust King works:
A combination of surfactant, natural orange extract, alcohol and solvent; Dust King is applied at a rate of 3000:1, to a water tanker once full.
How to apply:
- Initial application – deepens surface, binds loose/fine dust particles. Hydrophobic dust repels water. A surfactant reduces water tension and allows available water to wet more dirt particles per unit volume. Water alone has a poor saturation and fast evaporation.
- 5 or more applications – strength and waterproofing
- Road has stabilized. Tough upper layer/skin (crust) forms. Dirt particles provide a matrix to larger rocks and pebbles. Moisture is retained. The durability of the upper layer/skin will be a function of weather and traffic. Even if the skin crumbles, the particles are less likely to become airborne. Once a hard surface layer has been established the watering frequency can be reduced just to maintain the surface crust. A reduction of watering can save between 50-70% in total water used.
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