▁Thus , ▁bor on - d oped ▁diam ond ▁electro des ▁have ▁been ▁proposed ▁as ▁alternatives ▁to ▁the ▁conventional ▁plat in um ▁electro des . ▁ ▁App lications ▁It ▁is ▁mainly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁radical ▁initi ator ▁for ▁em ulsion ▁polym er ization ▁re actions ▁for ▁sty rene ▁based ▁polym ers ▁such ▁as ▁Ac ry lon it rile ▁but ad iene ▁sty rene . ▁ ▁Also ▁applicable ▁for ▁acceler ated ▁cur ing ▁of ▁low ▁formal de hy de ▁ad hes ives . ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ble ach , ▁both ▁stand alone ▁( part icular ly ▁in ▁hair ▁cos met ics ) ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁d eter gent ▁component . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁am mon ium ▁pers ulf ate ▁in ▁et ch ing ▁mi xt ures ▁for ▁z inc ▁and ▁printed ▁circuit ▁bo ards , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁pick ling ▁of ▁co pper ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁met als . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁soil ▁condition er ▁and ▁for ▁soil ▁and ▁ground water ▁rem ed iation ▁and ▁in ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁dy est uff s , ▁modification ▁of ▁st arch , ▁ble ach ▁activ ator , ▁des izing ▁agent ▁for ▁ox id ative ▁des izing , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Organ ic ▁chem istry ▁S od ium ▁pers ulf ate ▁is ▁a ▁special ized ▁ox id izing ▁agent ▁in ▁chem istry , ▁class ically ▁in ▁the ▁El bs ▁pers ulf ate ▁ox id ation ▁and ▁the ▁Boy land – Sim s ▁ox id ation ▁re actions