Uses
Bromine is used in an industry to make organobromo compounds. Bromine is used in making fumigants, dyes, flameproofing agents, water purification compounds, sanitizes, medicinal, agents for photography and in brominates vegetable oil, used as emulsifier in many citrus flavored soft drinks. Bromine is used in many areas such as agricultural chemicals, dyestuffs, insecticides, pharmaceuticals, chemical intermediates and flame-retardants. Most is used to prepare 1,2-di-bromoethane which is used as an anti-knock agent in combustion engines and to make bromide salts for photography.
Both Bromine isotopes are used in nuclear medicine. Br-81 is used for the production of the radioisotope Kr-81m which is used for diagnostics. Br-79 can be used for the cyclotron production route for Br-77. Br-77 has been suggested for radiotherapy because of its electron capture decay and ease of labeling.
Bromine is very useful, and bromine is fairly available. It is the 64th most common element on earth.
Commonly and Commercially Found
Bromine is extracted from natural brine deposits in the USA and elsewhere. It was the first element to be extracted from seawater, but this is no longer economically viable as seawater contains only 65 parts per million of bromine. Bromine is available commercially so it is not normally made in the laboratory.
None of the halogens can be found in its elemental form.
Bromine is used in an industry to make organobromo compounds. Bromine is used in making fumigants, dyes, flameproofing agents, water purification compounds, sanitizes, medicinal, agents for photography and in brominates vegetable oil, used as emulsifier in many citrus flavored soft drinks. Bromine is used in many areas such as agricultural chemicals, dyestuffs, insecticides, pharmaceuticals, chemical intermediates and flame-retardants. Most is used to prepare 1,2-di-bromoethane which is used as an anti-knock agent in combustion engines and to make bromide salts for photography.
Both Bromine isotopes are used in nuclear medicine. Br-81 is used for the production of the radioisotope Kr-81m which is used for diagnostics. Br-79 can be used for the cyclotron production route for Br-77. Br-77 has been suggested for radiotherapy because of its electron capture decay and ease of labeling.
Bromine is very useful, and bromine is fairly available. It is the 64th most common element on earth.
Commonly and Commercially Found
Bromine is extracted from natural brine deposits in the USA and elsewhere. It was the first element to be extracted from seawater, but this is no longer economically viable as seawater contains only 65 parts per million of bromine. Bromine is available commercially so it is not normally made in the laboratory.
None of the halogens can be found in its elemental form.