PRODUCT NAME

MARKET

USES

Potassium Nitrite

Glass/ Ceramics

Dispersant in enamel glazes

Metals

Corrosion inhibitor

Reducing agent

Petroleum

Heat transfer medium in oil fields

Process Water Treatment

Corrosion inhibitor in older nuclear power plant

Potassium Sulfate (Special)

Miscellaneous

Setting aid for special gypsum products

Filler in the manufacture of resinoid grinding wheels

Potassium Tetraborate

General Manufacturing

Borax substitute where sodium is undesirable

Metals

Flux constituent

Photography

Component of diazo- type developer solutions

Sodium Fluoborate

Batteries

Nonaqueous electrolyte batteries

Chemicals

Preparation of some boron compounds

Catalyst in alcohol alkoxylation

Glass

Beryllium- free fluorophosphate glass

Metals

Boronizing and carburizing of stee

Flux for aluminum and nonferrous metals

Metal Plating and Finishing

Electroplating additive in chrome, nickel, cadmium and ruthenium/ iridium palting baths

Stonework

Weather resistant coatings for stone monuments

Textiles

Flame retardant for cotton and rayon

Sodium Sulfate

Chemicals

Laboratory reagent, e.g., in Kjeldahl nitrogen determinations and pesticide residue analyses.

Drying of organic liquids.

Standardizing dyes.

Photography

Precipitating agent in the manufacture of silver emulsions.

Stannous Fluoroborate

Electroplating

Used in plating tin or tin-lead alloys from fluoborate baths.