Heavy Water

Name:
Heavy Water
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	deuterium oxide; DOD; tritium oxide; TOT
Derivation:
There are several methods of separating or concentrating DOD: (1) fractional distillation, (2) Girdler-Spevack process, (3) hydrogen-sulfide exchange process, (4) electrolysis, (5) cryogenic methane distillation.
Available forms:
DOD 99.75% pure, in up to 5000 g lots.
Use:
Moderator in some types of nuclear reactors. Tritium (hydrogen of atomic weight 3) combines with oxygen to give another variety of heavy water, TOT, i.e., tritium oxide.

See Tritium.