Kilfrost - News/Media
Eco Family Launch Is World's First
Published on: Monday 15th June 2009
The global leaders in de and anti-icing are currently preparing for the launch of two brand-new products in their family of environmentally-friendly fluids.
Living up to its well deserved reputation for leading product innovation, Kilfrost is planning to introduce two world-first fluids this Autumn – the Type IV ABC4sustain for ground de-icing, and TKSsustain for in-flight de-icing. These launches come just a year after Kilfrost introduced the world’s first, and only commercially available, sustainably-produced Type 1 de-icing fluid, DFsustain.
“This is an exciting time for us as a company” explained Kilfrost’s Chief Executive Gary Lydiate. “But it’s also a great time for the industry as a whole because the launch of more products in the Kilfrostsustain family means that for the first time ever airports and airlines can choose a total, environmentally-sensitive solution which is also extremely effective.
All of Kilfrost’s sustain fluids use a corn sugar-based glycol called Susterra® which was initially created by DuPont Tate and Lyle Bio Products, then developed by Kilfrost’s specialist R&D team. “Using a sustainable glycol for something as readily-used as de and anti-icing fluid is set to have a dramatic and immediate impact on aviation’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions” explained Gary Lydiate.“In the case of our Type I fluid, DFsustain, the product is readily biodegradable, has low toxicity, and its manufacture uses up to 40% less energy than standard glycol” he added.
Estimates based on design data suggest that the consumption of 1 million litres of DFsustain represents a saving of 20.9 million passenger kilometres in terms of non-renewable energy, and a saving of 10.1 million passenger kilometres in terms of greenhouse gases, compared to a standard glycol-based product.
Flybe was the first airline to use DFsustain in the 2008/2009 winter season and at the time the airline’s Director of Aircraft Operations, John Palmer commented: “Airlines are increasingly seeking greener alternatives to current products. By using Kilfrost’s new de-icing product, Flybe is once again confirming its commitment to yet another more eco-sensitive operational alternative.”
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