Cold climates cause a great number of challenges when it comes to maintaining road conditions. For instance, snowstorms, frost and ice can all create slippery and even impassible roads. Therefore, in order to ensure vehicular mobility and general road safety, winter road maintenance requires the use of plowing and applying sand or various chemicals. Regarding the latter method, chemicals are applied to weaken bonds in snow and ice, melt snow and ice or prevent ice from forming on the road. A deicing chemical must thus comprise several important elements, one very important element being its ability to melt snow and ice, which is also called its ice melting capacity.