Uses of high-purity metallic sodium

High-purity sodium can be used as a heat carrier in atomic reactors. Lantai Industry is the world’s largest producer of metallic sodium and high-purity sodium; it has collaborated with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to develop projects for the production of nuclear-grade metallic sodium, using advanced sodium purification technologies to produce such sodium. Relevant information on this topic is available for review

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High-purity sodium can be used as a heat carrier in atomic reactors.

Sodium metal has a wide range of uses and great industrial value. It is mainly used for: producing sodium cyanide via the sodium amide method ； Utilize the strong reducing property of sodium to displace potassium oxide to produce metallic potassium ； Titanium tetrachloride is reduced to produce sponge titanium, and it can also be used to produce the rare metals tantalum and niobium ； Taking advantage of the tendency of sodium to form alloys, lead-sodium alloys are prepared to produce tetraethyl lead, thereby increasing the octane rating of gasoline and enhancing its resistance to detonation ； Prepare a potassium-sodium alloy as a coolant ； Taking advantage of the easy oxidization property of sodium, sodium peroxide is produced as a bleaching agent in the bleaching industry; sodium superoxide cannot be manufactured as an artificial oxygen source ； Producing sodium hydride as a rust remover for zinc-iron sheets in the metallurgical industry ； Sodium amide is produced by reacting sodium metal with ammonia, and it serves as an intermediate in the dye industry for the production of indigo powder ； Production of sodium borohydride, trimethyl orthoformate, triethyl formate and other pharmaceutical intermediates ； High-purity sodium can be used as a heat carrier in atomic reactors.

99.99% high-purity sodium metal is used in the nuclear industry. And the amount used is very small.