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The chemical has both commercial and military applications, including as a plasticizer for cellulose esters, lacquers, chlorinated rubber, PVC, plastic and vinyl resins; heat exchange medium; solvent for [[nitrocellulose]] and cellulose acetate; pigment grinding assistant; painting additive; printing ink solvent; antifoam agent; dielectric; adhesive; and may be used for the production of synthetic resin and natural rubber solutions. . It is used as a defoamer in concrete additives (especially in [[concrete]] containing lignin sulfonate as a fluidizer); textile processing chemicals (especially in combination with wetting agents); and glues and adhesives, paper coating slurries, plastic dispersions, drilling fluids, cementations, lubricants, coatings, electroplating. TBP is used as an extracting agent in liquid-liquid extraction, e.g. for the separation and recovery of rare earths and platinum metals, in the cleaning of phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrofluoric acid, and | The chemical has both commercial and military applications, including as a plasticizer for cellulose esters, lacquers, chlorinated rubber, PVC, plastic and vinyl resins; heat exchange medium; solvent for [[nitrocellulose]] and cellulose acetate; pigment grinding assistant; painting additive; printing ink solvent; antifoam agent; dielectric; adhesive; and may be used for the production of synthetic resin and natural rubber solutions. . It is used as a defoamer in concrete additives (especially in [[concrete]] containing lignin sulfonate as a fluidizer); textile processing chemicals (especially in combination with wetting agents); and glues and adhesives, paper coating slurries, plastic dispersions, drilling fluids, cementations, lubricants, coatings, electroplating. TBP is used as an extracting agent in liquid-liquid extraction, e.g. for the separation and recovery of rare earths and platinum metals, in the cleaning of phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrofluoric acid, and | ||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
A critical military use is in the [[PUREX]] process of | A critical military use is in the [[PUREX]] process of Plutonium reprocessing. It is also used in the concentration of [[uranium]] and [[thorium]].<ref name=GS>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/intro/pu-reprocess.htm | | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/intro/pu-reprocess.htm | ||
| title =Plutonium Reprocessing | | title =Plutonium Reprocessing | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 15 March 2024
Tributyl phosphate (TBP), also known as phosphoric acid tri-n-butyl ester and tri-n-butyl phosphate, has the molecular formula (CH3CH2CH2CH2O)3PO, molecular weight 266.31. Its CAS number is 126-73-8. It is a common industrial chemical used in plasticizers and paints. Tributyl phosphate is a very strong, aprotic and polar solvent.
The chemical has both commercial and military applications, including as a plasticizer for cellulose esters, lacquers, chlorinated rubber, PVC, plastic and vinyl resins; heat exchange medium; solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate; pigment grinding assistant; painting additive; printing ink solvent; antifoam agent; dielectric; adhesive; and may be used for the production of synthetic resin and natural rubber solutions. . It is used as a defoamer in concrete additives (especially in concrete containing lignin sulfonate as a fluidizer); textile processing chemicals (especially in combination with wetting agents); and glues and adhesives, paper coating slurries, plastic dispersions, drilling fluids, cementations, lubricants, coatings, electroplating. TBP is used as an extracting agent in liquid-liquid extraction, e.g. for the separation and recovery of rare earths and platinum metals, in the cleaning of phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrofluoric acid, and
Military
A critical military use is in the PUREX process of Plutonium reprocessing. It is also used in the concentration of uranium and thorium.[1]
Health
It is used to disrupt the lipid coats of viruses during blood plasma production, such as HIV as well as hepatitis B and C. [2]
References
- ↑ Plutonium Reprocessing, Federation of American Scientists
- ↑ Tributyl phosphate for safe blood plasma, Merck