Special Uses

Specialized training or technical literature by raw material suppliers to address special use or handling requirements. 

A special use for meltblown olefin fiber is in filtration media such as surgical masks and industrial filters (78). The high surface area of these ultrafine filament fibers permits preparation of nonwoven filters with effective pore sizes as small as 0.5 p.m. 

In some areas, mn-of-mine coal is separated into three products a low gravity, premium-priced coal for metakurgical or other special use, a middlings product for possible boiler firing, and a high ash refuse. The complete preparation of coal usuaky requires several processes. 

The main uses for argon are in metallurgical appHcations and in electric lamps. Neon, krypton, and xenon, because of high costs, are limited to specialized uses in research, instmmentation, and electric lamps. There are no significant technical uses for radon. 

Although the majority of NAA applications have been in the area of bulk analysis, some specialized uses need to be mentioned. One such unique application is the measurement of phosphorus in thin films (about 5000 A) of phosphosilicate (PSG) or borophosphosilicate (BPSG) glasses used in VLSI device fabrication. In this case, 

Chlorination. Chlorination kills bacteria and is routinely included in secondary treatment. For some special uses, it gives a water quaUty that is acceptable for blending with other water in storage reservoirs. 

Other multifunctional hydroxycarboxylic acids are mevalonic and aldonic acids which can be prepared for specialized uses as aldol reaction products (mevalonic acid [150-97-0] (13)) and mild oxidation of aldoses (aldonic acids). 

Perfluoroalkyl ether greases thickened with polytetrafluoroethylene (MIL-G-38220 and MIL-G-27617) are used from —40 to 200°C in missiles, aircraft, and appHcations where fuel, oil, and Hquid oxygen resistance is needed (55). Polyphenyl ether greases find special use from 10 to 315°C in high vacuum diffusion pumps and for radiation resistance. 

Apart from lactic and hydroxyacetic acids, other a- and P-hydroxy acids have been small-volume specialty products produced in a variety of methods for specialized uses. y-Butyrolactone [96 8-0] which is the monomeric inner ester of y-hydroxybutyric acid [591-81-17, is a large-volume chemical derived from 1,4-butanediol (see Acetylene-derived chemicals). 

New areas in adsorption technology include carbonaceous and polymeric resins (3). Based on synthetic organic polymer materials, these resins may find special uses where compound selectivity is important, low effluent concentrations are required, carbon regeneration is impractical, or the waste to be treated contains high levels of inorganic dissolved soHds. 

The most important fields of application for PVDF resias iaclude electric and electronic iadustry products, architectural and specialty finishes, products for the chemical and related iadustries, and rapidly growing specialized uses. 

BeryUium bromide [7787-46-4], BeBr2, and beryUium iodide [7787-53-3], Bel2, are prepared by the reaction of bromine or iodine vapors, respectively, with metallic beryUium at 500—700°C. They cannot be prepared by wet methods. Neither compound is of commercial importance and special uses are unknown. 

Animal Nutrition. Sulfur in the diets of mminant animals is beneficial to the animals growth (see Eeedsand FEED ADDITIVES). Sulfur increases feed intake, cellulose and dry matter digestion, and the synthesis of microbial protein. This results in increased meat, milk, and wool production (43). The special uses for sulfur in agriculture demonstrate a significant and continuing need for increased use of sulfur (44). 

Liquid Metals. If operating temperatures rise above 250—300°C, where many organic fluids decompose and water exerts high vapor pressure, hquid metals have found some use, eg, mercury for limited appHcation in turbines sodium, especially its low melting eutectic with 23 wt % potassium, as a hydrauhc fluid and coolant in nuclear reactors and potassium, mbidium, cesium, and gallium in some special uses. 

Production statistics on alkanolamines are not available, but they are sold in thousand-ton quantities and are available for bulk shipment except for DMAMP, AB, TRIS AMINO, and AMPD (the latter two being crystalline soHds). TRIS AMINO concentrate is available in bulk. AMPD is manufactured only in low volumes to meet limited demand in certain specialized uses. Similarly, 2-AB is manufactured only to meet demand for one end use. 

The Beilby process started in 1891 and by 1899 accounted for half of the total European production of cyanide. In this process, a fused mixture of sodium and potassium carbonates reacts with ammonia ia the presence of carbon. In 1900, the Castner process, in which molten sodium, ammonia, and charcoal react to give a high (98%) grade sodium cyanide, superseded the Beilby process. Sodium cyanide became an article of commerce and soon replaced potassium cyanide in all except special uses. 

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