- Iodine is a dark gray, purple black solid that sublimes at standard temperatures into a
purple-pink gas that has an irritating odor. This halogen forms
compounds with many elements, but is less active than the other members
of its Group VII (halogens) and has some metallic-like
properties.
- Seawater contains 0.05
ppm (parts per million) iodine which means that there are approximately
76 billion pounds of iodine in the world’s oceans. Iodine was first
discovered in seaweed. Dried seaweeds, particularly those of the
Liminaria family, contain as much as 0.45% iodine.
- Iodine is readily
available, and its chemical properties allow it to be converted easily
into hydriodic acid, the preferred reagent in the illicit
production of d-methamphetamine.
- Iodine and its compounds
are generally marketed in the form of crude iodine, resublimed iodine,
calcium iodate, calcium iodide, potassium iodide, sodium iodide, and
numerous organic compounds.
- Japan and Chile are the
larges t producers of iodine in the world and ac count for 99% of the
U.S. iodine imports. All domestic iodine production is from iodine-rich
natural brines in the deep sub surface of the A nadarko basin of
northwestern Oklahoma.
- Chile is the world’s
leading iodine producing nation. Japan is second. Russia also produces
significant amounts of elemental iodine.
- End uses for iodine in
1999 were estimated from a United States Geological Survey (USGS)
canvass of consumers as follows (by percentage): sanitation (45%);
animal feed (27%); pharmaceutical (10%); heat catalyst (8%); stabilizers
(5%); and other (5%)
- Production of iodine in
the United States has remained steady ranging from 1,270 to 1,620 metric
tons between the years 1996 and 2000.
- The total US market for
therapeutic radioactive iodine products is estimated to range between
$14 and $18 million, but could be heading for growth as a new generation
of radio pharmaceuticals for cancer reach the market.
- Iodine crystals, which
are used legally for a variety of commercial and medical purposes,
frequently are used illegally to produce high quality
d-methamphetamine.
- Companies in several
countries throughout the world produce and sell iodine crystals
commercially.
- Iodine is used in
pharmaceuticals, antiseptics, medicine, food supplements, dyes,
catalysts and photography.
- Iodine is used to treat
cuts and scrapes on the skin as a tincture of iodine, which is a dilute
mixture of alcohol and iodine. Iodine is also used in lasers (silver
iodide), in dyes, and as a nutrient added to table salt.
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General
- Information
- Minerals And
Materials
- Periodic Table Of
Elements
- Isotopes Of Iodine
- Vegan Information
- Human Health Fact
sheet
- Physiological
Functions
- Iodine in Nature and its
Isolation
- Mineral Zone
- Mineral Information
Production
Process
- Natural Production Of
Halocarbons
- Kanto Production And
Manufacturing Process
- Production Of Iodine
- SQM Production
Process
- Radio Chemistry Of
Iodine
- Salt production
Methods
Patent And Technology
- High Free Iodine
Technology
- New oxygen-iodine hybrid
laser technology
- Iodoflex Technology
- Advances in Chemical Oxygen
- Iodine Laser Technology
- Technology Of Iodine
Supplementation
- United States Patent-
Composition Containing Molecular Iodine
- Iodine Preparation
Patent
- Use of the sodium iodine
symporter to effect uptake of iodine
Products
- Kelp Iodine
- Academy Health
Products
- Lugol's Iodine
- Aodine
- Beauty Products
- Povidone
- Product Catalog
- Reef Iodine
- Iodine Tablets
- Iodine Wipes
- Product Specification
Sheet
Projects
- Iodine Supplementation Of
Cattle
- Iodine Deficiency Control
Project
- Global Model for Tracking
Iodine in a Reactor Containment
- The Iodine Deficiency
Disorders (IDD) Project
- NFI Project
- Innovative Project
- Photodissociation of
iodine
Equipments
Suppliers
- Chemical Reactors
- Settling And Rinsing Tanks
Supplier
- Tower Supplier
Safety And
Hazards
- Chemical Safety
Database
- Hazardous Substance Fact
sheet
- Biological
Information
- Chemical Profile
- Safety And Health
Topics
- Gram's Iodine
- Nuclide Safety Data
Sheet
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Raw Materials
Suppliers
- Seaweed-Historical
Review
- Nutritional And Medicinal
Value Of Seaweeds
- Viable Herbal
Solutions-Kelp
- Kelp Seaweed
- Potassium Iodide
suppliers
- Copper sulphate
suppliers
- Iodide Suppliers
- Silver Iodide
Suppliers
- Chlorine Suppliers
- Silver Nitrate
Suppliers
- Soda Ash Suppliers
- Sulphuric Acid
Suppliers
Applications
- Iodine Compounds And
Fertilisation
- Synthesis Of Organically
bound iodine by cell-free Preparations Of Thyroid Tissue
- Iodine In Meth amphetamine
Production
- PVP Iodine
Applications
- Iodine Application On
Herbage Iodine Concentration And Animal Blood Levels
- Uses For Thyroid
Diseases
- Iodide iontophoresis as a
treatment for dry eye Syndrome
- Iodine Applications
- Early Uses Of Iodine
- Antialgal Substances For
Iodine Disinfected Swimming Pools
Company
Profiles
- Godo Shigen Sangyo Co.,
Ltd
- Independent Iodine
Company
- Lian
yungang zhongda seaweed industrial co.,ltd
- Omkar Speciality Chemicals
Pvt. Ltd
- Todini and Co s.p.a
- Plant List
Reports
- Iodine Status
Worldwide
- Technological Issues With
Iodine Fortification Of Foods
- Production Report
- Roskill Report
- Iodine As A Processing
Aid
- Estimation Of Iodine In Salt
Fortified With iodine And Iron
- Negative Iodine
Balance
- Content of iodine in
pork
Markets
- Iodine content of non
iodized salts and iodized salts
- Iodine On Demand
- Current Global Iodine
Status
- Production, Import/Export,
Use And Disposal
- Benefits and Safety of
Dietary Iodine Intake in India
- Global Iodine Market- Group
Network
- New iodine-131 player in
market
- Bulgarian Table Salt
Market
- Market Review
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