Europium Chloride Hexahydrate

Europium Chloride Hexahydrate powder is a deliquescent white crystalline powder, easily soluble in water and alcohol, commonly used in the manufacture of europium compounds intermediates, chemical reagents, etc., in the petroleum and environmental protection catalysts, glass ceramics, luminescent materials and other fields have important applications.

Properties

Molecular weight: 366.32

Appearance: Europium Chloride Hexahydrate powder is white crystalline powder.

Density: 4.89g/cm³(25℃)

Melting point: melting point is 632°C (decomposition), decomposition reaction will occur when it reaches the melting point, this characteristic has a certain impact on its application and handling in high temperature environment, need to operate in the appropriate temperature range.

Solubility: Europium Chloride Hexahydrate is readily soluble in water, where it can quickly dissolve to form a solution; it is also soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, and this good solubility makes it easy to take part in a variety of chemical preparations and reactions.

Crystal structure: Europium Chloride Hexahydrate has a hexagonal crystal structure, the regularity of the crystal structure affects the stability of its physical and chemical properties.

Hydrophilicity: It has strong hydrophilicity, and when exposed to air, it will quickly absorb the water in the air and change into the state of white crystalline hexahydrate.

Acidity: Its solution is neutral to methyl orange and acidic to litmus.

Thermal stability: it will decompose under high temperature to form EuCl2 and Cl2, so it is necessary to pay attention to avoid high temperature environment during storage and use.

Magnetism: europium ion (Eu³⁺) has a certain paramagnetic property because of the presence of unpaired electrons in its electronic configuration;

Optical properties: it has unique optical properties under the action of light, and can be used in the field of luminescent materials, for example, it can emit specific wavelengths of light as a dopant in phosphor, special glass and other materials.

Application

Phosphor: as an important raw material for the preparation of phosphor, used in colour cathode ray tubes, liquid crystal displays, etc. phosphor, can emit a specific wavelength of light, to achieve colour display. For example, in the manufacture of colour TVs, computer monitors and other equipment, EuCl3・6H2O plays an important role in achieving high-quality colour display effects.

Special Glass: As a dopant in the preparation of special laser glass, it can change the optical properties of the glass, so that it has special light-emitting properties, which can be used in laser technology, optical communications and other fields.

Ceramic field: as an additive in the preparation of ceramic materials, it can improve the colour, luster and other properties of ceramics. For example, in the production of ceramic handicrafts, architectural ceramics, etc., the addition of Europium Chloride Hexahydrate can make the ceramic products present unique colour and appearance effects.

Organic Synthesis: It can be used to synthesise some organic compounds, participate in the reaction as a catalyst or reaction intermediate, and provide new reaction pathways and methods for organic synthesis.

Medical field: It has certain potential applications in medicine, and has been studied as a contrast agent for medical imaging, showing good imaging performance in some preclinical studies.

Scientific research field: As a rare earth compound, it is widely used in basic research in the fields of chemistry and materials science for studying the chemical and physical properties of rare earth elements as well as the related chemical reaction mechanisms.