Editing Deicing (section)

{{Short description|Process of removing ice, snow, or frost from a surface}}
[[File:Aeroflot Airbus A330-200 de-icing Pereslavtsev.jpg|thumb|300px|An [[Aeroflot]] [[Airbus A330]] being de-iced at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]]]]
[[File:Econ Salt Spreader.jpg|thumb|300px|Econ Salt Spreader]]

'''De-icing''' is the process of removing [[snow]], [[ice]] or [[frost]] from a surface. '''Anti-icing''' is the application of chemicals that not only de-ice but also remain on a surface and continue to delay the reformation of ice for a certain period of time, or prevent adhesion of ice to make mechanical removal easier.

De-icing can be accomplished by mechanical methods (scraping, pushing); through the application of [[heat]]; by use of dry or liquid chemicals designed to lower the [[freezing point]] of water (various [[salt (chemistry)|salt]]s or [[brine]]s, [[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]]s, [[glycol]]s); or by a combination of these different techniques.