Product Properties
Product: Lutetium Nitrate
Formula: Lu (NO3)3.xH2O
CAS No.: 100641-16-5
Molecular Weight: 360.98 (anhy)
Density: 2.61[at 20℃]
Melting point: N/A
Appearance: White crystalline
Specification of Lutetium Nitrate
| Product Name | Lutetium Nitrate | |||
| Grade | 99.9999% | 99.999% | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| CHEMICAL COMPOSITION | ||||
| Lu2O3 /TREO (% min.) | 99.9999 | 99.999 | 99.99 | 99.9 |
| TREO (% min.) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Rare Earth Impurities | ppm max. | ppm max. | ppm max. | % max. |
| Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Ho2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Yb2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO | 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 | 1 1 1 5 5 3 2 | 5 5 10 25 25 50 12 | 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.011 0.05 0.003 |
| Non-Rare Earth Impurities | ppm max. | ppm max. | ppm max. | % max. |
| Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO NiO ZnO PbO | 3 10 10 1 1 1 | 5 30 50 2 3 2 | 10 50 100 5 10 5 | 0.002 0.02 0.03 0.001 0.001 0.001 |
Application of Lutetium Nitrate
Catalysts: Imagine it helps things happen faster, like a superhero that speeds up cleaning your room so you can go out and play. In science, lutetium nitrate can help speed up chemical reactions without being used up itself. This is really helpful in making various chemical products.
Lighting and Displays: Lutetium nitrate can be used to make certain materials that glow when hit by electrons or high-energy light. This makes it useful in making things like energy-efficient lights and advanced displays that can be used in TVs, computers, and smartphones.
Medical Imaging: In the medical world, it’s important to see inside the body without having to do surgery. Lutetium nitrate can be used in making materials that help doctors see inside our bodies more clearly in certain types of imaging tests. This can help find sicknesses without needing to make any cuts.
Research: Because it’s part of the group of elements called rare earth metals, scientists are always finding new and interesting ways to use it. They might use lutetium nitrate in experiments to learn more about chemistry, physics, and even biology.