John Logue, CEO of AWSM, Royale and Shorechem, named 2019 National Association of Chemical Distributors, Distributor of the Year.
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| PRODUCT NAME | MARKET | USES |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonium Fluoroborate | Metals | Aluminium Processing |
| Textiles | Flame retardants | |
| Ferric Nitrate | Glass | Additive in glass manufacture |
| Metals plating and Finishing | Component of metal finishing blends | |
| Photography | Photochemicals | |
| Pollution Control | Additive in flue-gas desulphurization | |
| Printed Circuit Boards | Etchant for copper-clad plates and Use in stripping plate resist | |
| Textiles | Mordant in dyeing | |
| Fluboric Acid | Chemicals | Catalyst for preparing acetals and esterifying cellulose |
| Metals Plating and Finishing | Clean metal surfaces prior to electroplating | |
| Brightening aluminum surfaces in electropolishing | ||
| Component of electroplating bath for metal plating tin, tin-lead, copper | ||
| Satin finish for brass and bronze | ||
| Matte finish for zinc | ||
| High-speed wire plating | ||
| Component of electroplating for applying tin or tin-lead etch resist | ||
| Lead Fluoborate | Metals Plating and Finishing | Electroplating lead or tin-lead alloys |
| Printed Circuit Boards | Electroplating lead or tin-lead alloys | |
| Metaphosphoric Acid | Chemicals | Phosphorylating agent |
| Dehydrating agent | ||
| Analytical reagent, e.g. in analysis of proteins | ||
| Pharmaceutical/ Person Care | Manufacture of zinc oxylate dental cement | |
| Peptone Solution | Metals Plating and Finishing | Electroplating of lead, tin or lead to promote fine grained deposits, suppress treeing, increase bath throwing power |
| Printed Circuit Boards | Electroplating of lead, tin, or tin-lead to promote fine grained deposits, suppress treeing, increase bath throwing power. | |
| Potassium Bifluoride | Chemicals | Electrolyte in the manufacture of fluorine |
| Catalyst in the alkylation of benzene with olefins | ||
| Glass | Etching, frosting, and polishing glass | |
| Metals | Manufacture of fluxes for soldering or silver brazing | |
| Mixed with citric acid to etch aluminum prior to coating with an acrylic copolymer emulsion | ||
| Power Generation | Regeneration of uranium hexafluoride for use in nuclear reactors | |
| Potassium Fluoride | Batteries | Electrolyte |
| Chemicals | Fluorination of organic compounds | |
| Coatings | Ingredient in coatings for cement, welding rods, aluminum and other metals | |
| Metals |
Ingredient in fluxes for soldering and brazing |
|
| Titanium dioxide processing | ||
| Metal powders | ||
| Photography | Bleach Production | |
| Used in color transfer process | ||
| Potassium Nitrite |
Chemicals |
Analytical reagent in tests for amino acids, cobalt, iodine and urea. |
| Heat Transfer medium in melamine crystal manufacture for plastics. | ||
| Regenerates vanadium catalyst in ammonia plants | ||
| Dyes | Making diazo dyes | |
| Food | Replaces sodium nitrite in meat curing for low- sodium diets | |
| 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 |
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| 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 steel | |
| Flux for aluminum and nonferrous metals | ||
| Metal Plating and Finishing | Finishing
Electroplating additive in chrome, nickel, cadmium and ruthenium/ iridium palting baths |
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| 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. |