Lanthanum Oxide

Catalog Number

ACM1312818-1

CAS

1312-81-8

Description

La2O3 is used to increase the density, refractive index, and hardness of optical glass.

IUPAC Name

lanthanum(3+);oxygen(2-)

Structure

Molecular Weight

326g/mol

Molecular Formula

La2O3

Canonical SMILES

[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[La+3].[La+3]

InChI

InChI=1S/2La.3O/q2*+3;3*-2

InChIKey

MRELNEQAGSRDBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

4200ºC

Melting Point

2315ºC

Density

6.51g/mL

Solubility

Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids

Appearance

White

Application

catalysts;Laser Crystal;Optical Glass;Ceramics;Catalyst;Crystals;Electronics;Phosphors, which also called Lanthana, high purity Lanthanum Oxide (99.99% to 99.999%) is applied in making special optical glasses to improves the alkali resistance of glass, and also in La-Ce-Tb phosphors for fluorescent lamps. Low grade of Lanthanum Oxide is widely used in ceramics and FCC catalyst, and also as raw material for Lanthanum Metal production.
Synonyms: Lanthanum (III) oxide (99.9% La) (REO); Lanthanum (III) oxide (99.999 La) (REO) PURATREM; LanthanumoxideREOwhitepowder; LanthanumoxidePURATREM; Lanthanum(III) oxide; lanthanum(+3) cation; oxygen(-2) anion

Storage

Room temperature, dry

Stability

Strongly hygroscopic

Specification

99.999% 99.99% 99.9% 99%

※ It should be noted that our product is only used for research, not for clinical use.