Thulium Carbonate
 Thulium Carbonate
Formula: Tm2(CO3)3.xH2O
CAS No.: 87198-17-2
Molecular Weight: 517.90 (anhy)
Density: N/A
Melting point: N/A
Appearance: White powder
Solubility: Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual:ThuliumKarbona, Carbonate De Thulium, Carbonato Del Tulio		 Thulium Carbonate has specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, lasers, and also is the important dopant for fibre amplifiers. Thulium potentially has use in ferrites, ceramic magnetic materials that are used in microwave equipment. It is used in arc lighting for its unusual spectrum, Thulium is put into euro banknotes as a measure against counterfeiting. It can also be used in portable X-ray devices that has been bombarded in a nuclear reactor as a radiation source.
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Product Code 6920 6921 6923 6925
Grade 99.9999% 99.999% 99.99% 99.9%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Tm2O3 /TREO (% min.) 99.9999 99.999 99.99 99.9
TREO (% min.) 45 45 45 45
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. ppm max. % max.
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Ho2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Yb2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.1		 1
1
1
5
5
1
1		 10
10
10
50
25
20
10		 0.005
0.005
0.005
0.05
0.01
0.005
0.005
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. ppm max. % max.
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
CuO
Cl-
NiO
ZnO
PbO		 1
5
5
1
50
1
1
1		 3
10
10
1
100
2
3
2		 5
50
30
5
300
5
10
5		 0.001
0.01
0.01
0.001
0.03
0.001
0.001
0.001
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