Name		Lanthanum Carbonate	Linear Formula		La2(CO3)3· xH2O	Molecular Weight		457.85
Appearance		White powder	Water Solubility		Insoluble in water	CAS Number		6487-39-4

Lanthanum Carbonate

Lanthanum carbonate is a white powder in appearance. Lanthanum carbonate is non-toxic, tasteless, non irritating, safe and reliable. It has stable performance, does not react with water and organic matter, and its radioactivity is less than 0.8bq/g. Lanthanum carbonate can be prepared by carbonation precipitation method.

Lanthanum Carbonate Applications

Lanthanum carbonate is mainly used as an intermediate compound in lanthanum production and can be used as raw material of lanthanum chloride, lanthanum oxide, and other lanthanum compounds.

Chemical Composition of Lanthanum Carbonate

Main Compositions
Item	TREO			La2O3/REO
Content %	≥45.00			≥99.99
Rare Earth Impurities(≤)
Item	CeO2	Pr6O11	Nd2O3	Sm2O3	Y2O3
Content %	≤0.01%
Non-Rare Earth Impurities（≤）
Item	Fe2O3	CaO	Cl-	PbO	ZnO
Content %	≤0.005	≤0.05	≤0.05	≤0.005	≤0.005
Item	BaO	SO42-	SiO2
Content %	≤0.1	≤0.005	≤0.005