Nuclear reactors heat-exchange agents

Uses Plasticizer for lacquers, plastics, cellulose esters, and vinyl resins heat-exchange liquid carbonless copy paper systems in aircraft hydraulic fluids solvent extraction of metal ions from solution of reactor products uranium extraction and nuclear fuel reprocessing pigment grinding assistant antifoaming agent solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate. [Pg.1073]

Industrial uses of sodium are based primarily on its strong reducing properties. A large part of the annual sodium production is needed to produce the gasoline antiknock agents tetramethyllead and tetraethyllead. It is also employed for the reduction of titanium and zirconium chlorides to produce titanium and zirconium metals. The remaining part of sodium is used to produce compounds such as sodium hydride, sodium alkoxides, and sodium peroxide. Sodium is also used, especially in alloys with potassium, as a heat exchange liquid in fast-breeder nuclear reactors. [Pg.572]