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Deepwater Chemicals
The experts in iodine chemistry
Deepwater Chemicals, a subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho
Corp, based in Woodward, Oklahoma is a manufac-
turer of specialized organic and inorganic iodine de-
rivatives. Iodine is a chemical element of the halogen
family with an atomic number of 53. It exists in nature
as a lustrous, purple-black, metallic solid that, when
boiled, sublimes into the light purple-colored gas, from
which it gets its name – ioeidēs is Greek for violet. It
was first discovered by the French chemist, Bernard
Courtois, in 1811.
Because of its atomic structure, iodine reacts strongly
with many other chemicals to form multifarious com-
pounds and substances with a wide array of applica-
tions. Iodide salts were first employed, medically, in
the early 1900s as a treatment for a host of condi-
tions, including metal poisoning, asthma, aneurisms,
gout, syphilis, nephritis, and bronchitis. Tincture of
iodine was used as a pre-operative, skin sterilization
before surgery. In the human body, Iodine is an essen-
tial element for life, required for the synthesis of the
body’s growth-regulating hormones. A deficiency of io-
dine can result in a variety of diseases and infirmities.
