Cerium Fluoride

Cerium Fluoride

  • Formula: CeF3
  • Nol.wt.: 197.12
  • CAS: 7758-88-5
  • Appearance: white powder
  • Uses: Used to enhance the radiance of arc carbon rod lamps, as an anti reflective coating for glass, an infrared laser optical component coating, a catalyst for ring opening polymerization of original bornene derivatives, and an electrolyte for electrolytic production of cerium metal.
Code CF-3.5N CF-4N
Total amount of rare earth oxides % ≥83 ≥83
Cerium purity and relative rare earth impurities
CeO2/TREO % ≥99.95 ≥99.99
La2O3/TREO % ≤0.03 ≤0.005
Pr6O11/TREO % ≤0.01 ≤0.002
Nd2O3/TREO % ≤0.01 ≤0.002
Sm2O3/TREO % ≤0.005 ≤0.001
Y2O3/TREO % ≤0.005 ≤0.001
Non rare earth impurity
Ca% ≤0.02 ≤0.02
Fe% ≤0.02 ≤0.01
Na% ≤0.02 ≤0.01
K% ≤0.01 ≤0.005
Pb% ≤0.01 ≤0.005
Al% ≤0.02 ≤0.02
SiO2% ≤0.05 ≤0.04
F% ≥27 ≥27
LOI% ≤0.8 ≤0.8
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