A method for making hydrophobic sand including coating sand with a wax blend so as to form a coated sand with advanced hydrophobic properties, wherein a weight ratio of the wax blend to total coated sand weight is about 0.05% 10%, and the wax blend includes a weight ratio of about 50.01% to 99.99% of a main wax, and about 49.99% to 0.01% of a secondary wax.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 USC .sctn. 119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/670,696, filed Apr. 13, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.
