Heavy water is mainly used in nuclear power and nuclear engineering industry and consumed in power, research and commercial reactors. Heavy water and deuterium find application in research facilities such as Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), sources of cold neutrons, laser machines etc. and is used as isotopic label in chemistry, biology, hydrology and solvent in NMR spectroscopy.
Typical specification of Heavy Water
Parameters |
Unit |
Nuclear D2O |
Special D2O |
Super D2O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Content of Deuterium |
at. % |
>99.8 |
>99.90 |
99.9996 |
|
Electrical conductivity at 25°C |
µS/cm |
<5 |
<5 |
<5 |
|
KMnO4 Demand |
ppm |
<10 |
<10 |
<10 |
|
Tritium Activity |
µCi/kg |
<1000 |
<2 |
<2 |
|
pH |
pH Scale at 25°C |
6-8 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
Heavy water is supplied in 30 liters cans of stainless still, but according to request we can offer any other type of packing.
Deuterated Solvents for NMR
Description |
CAS |
Enrichment |
|---|---|---|
|
Acetone-d6 |
666-52-4 |
> 99,7 atom%D |
|
Acetonitrile-d3 |
2206-26-0 |
> 99,6 atom%D |
|
Benzene-d6 |
1076-43-3 |
> 99,5 atom%D |
|
Dimethyl Sulfoxide-d6 |
2206-27-1 |
> 99,8 atom%D |
|
N,N-Dimethylformamide-d7 |
4472-41-7 |
> 99,0 atom%D |
|
1,4-Dioxane-d8 |
17647-74-4 |
> 99,0 atom%D |
|
Methylene Chloride-d2 |
1665-00-5 |
> 99,5 atom%D |
|
Methanol-d4 |
811-98-3 |
> 99,7 atom%D |
|
Pyridine-d5 |
7291-22-7 |
> 99,6 atom%D |
|
Tetrahydrofuran-d8 |
1693-74-9 |
> 99,5 atom%D |
|
Trifluoroacetic Acid-d |
599-00-8 |
> 99,0 atom%D |
|
Toluene-d8 |
2037-26-5 |
> 99,5 atom%D |
|
Acetic Acid-d4 |
1186-52-3 |
> 99,5 atom%D |
|
Chloroform-d |
865-49-6 |
> 99,8 atom%D |
|
Cyclohexane-d12 |
1735-17-7 |
> 99,7 atom%D |