Product property
Product Name: Thulium oxide
CAS: 12036-44-1
MF: O3Tm2
MW: 385.87
EINECS: 234-851-6
Melting point ：2425°C
density：8.600
form：Sintered Lump
color：Pale Green
Water Solubility：Slightly soluble in strong acids. Insoluble in water.
Merck：14,9394
| Index Model | Lu2O33N | Lu2O34N | Lu2O35N | Lu2O36N |
| Lu2O3/TREO(%,min) | 99.9 | 99.99 | 99.999 | 99.9999 |
| TREO(%,min) | 99.0 | 99 | 99 | 99.9 |
| Appearance | White Powder | White Powder | White Powder | White Powder |
| RE Impurities/TREO | %(Max) | %(Max) | ppm(Max) | ppm(Max) |
| Tb4O7 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Dy2O3 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ho2O3 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Er2O3 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Tm2O3 | 0.01 | 0.0025 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Yb2O3 | 0.05 | 0.005 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Lu2O3 | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Y2O3 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Non-Re Impurities | %(Max) | %(Max) | ppm(Max) | ppm(Max) |
| Fe2O3 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 3 | 1 |
| SiO2 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 15 | 10 |
| CaO | 0.01 | 0.01 | 15 | 10 |
| NiO | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 2 | 1 |
| PbO | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 2 | 1 |
| ZnO | 0.001 | 0.001 | 3 | 1 |
| L.O.I(%,Max) | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Lutetium oxide is used for blinking crystals, ceramics, LED powder, metals, etc.
It is the important raw materials for laser crystals, and also have specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, lasers.
Lutetium Oxide also be used as catalysts in cracking, alkylation, hydrogenation, and polymerization.
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