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Lanthanum(III) Chloride

Short Description:

Lanthanum(III) Chloride Heptahydrate is an excellent water soluble crystalline Lanthanum source, which is an inorganic compound with the formula LaCl3. It is a common salt of lanthanum which is mainly used in research and compatible with chlorides. It is a white solid that is highly soluble in water and alcohols.


Product Detail

Lanthanum (III) Chloride Properties

Other names Lanthanum Trichloride
CAS No. 10099-58-8
Appearance white odorless powder hygroscopic
Density 3.84 g/cm3
Melting point 858 °C (1,576 °F; 1,131 K) (anhydrous)
Boiling point 1,000 °C (1,830 °F; 1,270 K) (anhydrous)
Solubility in water 957 g/L (25 °C)
Solubility soluble in ethanol (heptahydrate)

High Purity Lanthanum(III) Chloride Specification

Particle Size(D50)  As requirement

Purity((La2O3) 99.34%
TREO(Total Rare Earth Oxides) 45.92%
RE Impurities Contents ppm Non-REEs Impurities ppm
CeO2 2700 Fe2O3 <100
Pr6O11 <100 CaO+MgO 10000
Nd2O3 <100 Na2O 1100
Sm2O3 3700 insoluble matte <0.3%
Eu2O3 Nd
Gd2O3 Nd
Tb4O7 Nd
Dy2O3 Nd
Ho2O3 Nd
Er2O3 Nd
Tm2O3 Nd
Yb2O3 Nd
Lu2O3 Nd
Y2O3 <100

【Packaging】25KG/bag Requirements:moisture proof, dust-free, dry, ventilate and clean.

 

What is Lanthanum(III)chloride used for?

One application of lanthanum chloride is the removal of phosphate from solutions via precipitation, e.g. in swimming pools to prevent algae growth and other wastewater treatments. It is used for treatment in aquariums, water parks, residential waters as well as in aquatic habitats for the prevention of algae growth.

Lanthanum Chloride (LaCl3)has also shown use as a filter aid and an effective flocculent. Lanthanum chloride is also used in biochemical research to block the activity of divalent cation channels, mainly calcium channels. Doped with cerium, it is used as a scintillator material.

In organic synthesis, lanthanum trichloride functions as a mild Lewis acid for converting aldehydes to acetals.

The compound has been identified as a catalyst for the high pressure oxidative chlorination of methane to chloromethane with hydrochloric acid and oxygen.

Lanthanum is a rare earth metal that is very effective at preventing build up of phosphate in water. In the form of Lanthanum Chloride a small dose introduced to phosphate laden water immediately forms small flocs of LaPO4 precipitate which can then be filtered using a sand filter.

LaCl3 is especially effective in reducing very high phosphate concentrations.


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