1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
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By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
- Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
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Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3NA
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone