Formula Ho₂O₃
CAS: 12055-62-8    MDL: MFCD00011053   EINECS: 235-015-3
Molecular Weight 377.86
Appearance Light yellow powder
Solubility Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability Slightly hygroscopic

Application: Holmium Oxide is also called Holmia, has specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors and metal halide lamp, and dopant to garnet laser. Holmium can absorb fission-bred neutrons, it is also used in nuclear reactors to keep atomic chain reaction from running out of control.

Standard Specifications

Grade	99.999%	99.99%	99.9%	99%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Ho2O3/TREO (% min.)	99.999	99.99	99.9	99
TREO (% min.)	99	99	99	99
Loss On Ignition (% max.)	0.5	0.5	1	1
Rare Earth Impurities	% max.	% max.	% max.	% max.
Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Yb2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO	0.0001 0.0005 0.0005 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001	0.0005 0.001 0.005 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 0.001	0.01 0.03 0.03 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.01	0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.01 0.01 0.05
Non-Rare Earth Impurities	% max.	% max.	% max.	% max.
Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO Cl- CoO NiO CuO	0.0002 0.001 0.003 0.005 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001	0.0005 0.001 0.005 0.005 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005	0.001 0.005 0.005 0.02	0.005 0.02 0.02 0.05

 

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