Erbium Oxide

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Ferro-Molybdenum
Molybdenum Disulfide
Molybdenum Trioxide
Ferro Niobium
Niobium Pentoxide
Lithium Hydroxide
Lithium Carbonate
Manganese Metal Lumps
Electrolytic Manganese Metal Flakes
Low Carbon Ferro Chrome
Chromium Metal
Neodymium Oxide
Cerium Oxide
Cerium Mischmetal
Praseodymium Oxide
Erbium Oxide
Europium Oxide
Dysprosium Oxide
Lanthanum Metal

Erbium oxide, a pink solid, is a compound of erbium sometimes used as a coloring for glasses and a dopant for optical fibres and optical amplifiers. It was partially isolated by Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843, and first obtained in pure form in 1905 by Georges Urbain and Charles James.

Erbium oxide can be also used as a burnable neutron poison for nuclear fuel.

It can react with acids to form the corresponding erbium salts:

Er2O3 + 6 HCl → 2 ErCl3 + 3 H2O

Item	Parameter	Inspection Analysis
TREO	(wt%)	99.86%
Er2O3 (absolute)	(wt%)	99.5%
Er2O3 (relative)	(wt%)	99.6%
L.I.O	(wt%)	0.11%
Tb4O7	(max%)	0.001%
Dy2O3	(max%)	0.001%
HO2O3	(max%)	0.038%
Tm2O3	(max%)	0.001%
Yb2O3	(max%)	0.088%
Lu2O3	(max%)	0.198%
Y2O3	(max%)	0.104%
CaO	(max%)	0.0083%
Fe2O3	(max%)	0.0015%
SiO2	(max%)	0.0060%
CI-	(max%)	0.0115%

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