Table 8 (Continued)
Common or
Suitable
Avail-able
Solu-bility,
AWW
Chemical Name and
Trade Name
Shipping
Handling
Forms
W eight,
lb/gal
Commercial
Character-istics
A
3
Formula
Containers
Materials
lb/ft
Strength
Stan-
dard
Hydro-fluosilicic acid,
Fluo-silicic
Rubber-lined
Rubber-lined
Liquid
Approx. 1.2
Approx. 35%
B 703
H2SiF6
acid
drums; trucks;
steel, PVC
(68F)
or R.R. tank
cars
Hydrogen fluoride, HF
Hydro-fluoric
Steel drums;
Steel
Liquid
70%
Below 60%, steel
acid
tank cars
cannot be used
Sodium fluoride NaF6
Fluoride
Bags; bbls.;
Iron, lead, steel
Nile blue or
50
0.35 (most
90-95% NaF
pH of 4%
B 701
fiber; drums;
white powder;
75
temps.)
solution, 6.6
kegs
light
dense
Sodium silicofluoride,
Sodium
Bags; bbls.;
Iron, lead, steel
Nile blue or
75
0.03 (2F),
99% Na2SiF6
pH of 1%
B 702
Na2SiF6
silico-
fiber; drums
yellowish-
0.06
solution, 5.3
fluoride
white powder
(72F),
0.12
(140F)
Fluoride Adjustment
Aluminum oxide, Al2O3
Activated
Bags; drums
Iron, lead, steel
Powder,
Vari-able
Insol-uble
100%
alumina
granules (up
to
1-1/2-in.
diam)
Bone charcoal
"Fluo-Carb"
Bags; drums;
W ood, iron,
Granules
Vari-able
Black; best used
C
bulk
steel
in beds for
presolution
Tricalcium phosphate
"Fluorex"
Bags; drums;
Iron, steel
Granular
50-63
Insol-uble
Also available as
Ca3O8P2
bulk; bbls.
technical
white powder
High-magnesium lime
Dolomitic
Bags; bbls;
W ood, iron,
Lump,
Slakes
58% CaO2
CaMgO2
lime
bulk
steel
pebble,
slowly
40% MgO2
ground
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