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High Purity Inorganics www.alfa.com INCLUDING: • Puratronic® High Purity Inorganics • Ultra Dry Anhydrous Materials • REacton® Rare Earth Products www.alfa.com Where Science Meets Service High Purity Inorganics from Alfa Aesar Known worldwide as a leading manufacturer of high purity inorganic compounds, Alfa Aesar produces thousands of distinct materials to exacting standards for research, development and production applications. Custom production and packaging services are part of our regular offering. Our brands are recognized for purity and quality and are backed up by technical and sales teams dedicated to providing the best service. This catalog contains only a selection of our wide range of high purity inorganic materials. Many more products from our full range of over 46,000 items are available in our main catalog or online at www.alfa.com. APPLICATION FOR INORGANICS High Purity Products for Crystal Growth Typically, materials are manufactured to 99.995+% purity levels (metals basis). All materials are manufactured to have suitably low chloride, nitrate, sulfate and water content. Products include: • Lutetium(III) oxide • Niobium(V) oxide • Potassium carbonate • Sodium fluoride • Thulium(III) oxide • Tungsten(VI) oxide About Us GLOBAL INVENTORY The majority of our high purity inorganic compounds and related products are available in research and development quantities from stock. We also supply most products from stock in semi-bulk or bulk quantities. Many are in regular production and are available in bulk for next day shipment. Our experience in manufacturing, sourcing and handling a wide range of products enables us to respond quickly and efficiently to your needs. CUSTOM SYNTHESIS We offer flexible custom manufacturing services with the assurance of quality and confidentiality. We can deliver the chemical you need in sizes for research, pilot-scale and full- scale production applications. CUSTOMER SERVICE Our dedicated scientific and commercial teams offer full service from production to delivery. Most products are stocked in catalog pack sizes and the majority are available from stock in semi-bulk and bulk quantities as well. All specialty and bulk products are shipped with a batch specific certificate of analysis and material safety data sheet. Because we understand that specific packaging is often important, we offer custom packaging and labeling to meet your requirements. QUALITY CONTROL We employ advanced quality control for both in-process and final product testing phases. The high standard of our modern quality control and assurance facilities is matched by the expertise of our experienced staff. Puratronic® High Purity Inorganics The Puratronic line of base metal salts, solutions and pure elements is the leading choice of pharmaceutical and high technology companies needing the basic building blocks for many research and development processes. Each Puratronic compound has a minimum of 99.99% (metals basis) and each is backed by a lot-specific certificate of analysis. Our Puratronic production labs are in continuous operation and can produce lots from a few grams up to hundreds of kilograms. APPLICATION FOR INORGANICS High Purity Products for Infrared Fiber Optics Materials for fiber optics include high-purity fluorides and sulfides. Typical purities are 99.99% to 99.995%. Products include: • Ammonium nitrate • Antimony(III) oxide • Boric acid • Calcium carbonate • Cesium iodide • Gallium(III) oxide • Germanium(IV) oxide • Lead(II) fluoride • Lithium niobium oxide • Lithium tetraborate • Tantalum(V) chloride • Thallium(III) iodide Ultra Dry Anhydrous Materials ™ ULTRAAnhydrousDry Materials Your first choice for air and moisture sensitive applications is the Ultra Dry line of materials. Ultra Dry compounds are manufactured under exacting conditions to ensure that oxygen and water impurities are in the parts per million range. Only high purity starting materials are used in manufacturing, which produces results in overall purities of 99.9% to 99.999%. All ultra dry salts are ampouled under argon and most are available in -10 mesh beads and in powder form. APPLICATION FOR INORGANICS Halides for Halogen Lighting High purity anhydrous halides are employed in numerous industrial sectors. One of the most exciting fields is the growth of Rare Earth iodides within the luminescence industry. Ultra Dry inorganics increase lamp performance by giving superior efficiency and improved color. REacton® Rare Earth Products Recognized as the benchmark for high purity rare earths, the REacton brand line encompasses the entire lanthanide series (excluding promethium) along with scandium and yttrium. REacton brand rare earths feature extremely low impurity levels and a lot-specific certificate of analysis is issued with each shipment. APPLICATION FOR INORGANICS Rare Earth Fluorides as Low Oxygen Dopants for Fluoride Glasses Products include: • Cerium ammonium nitrate • Europium(III) chloride • Gadolinium(III) nitrate • Holmium(III) oxide • Lanthanum(III) chloride • Lanthanum(III) oxide • Scandium(III) oxide • Terbium(III,IV) oxide • Ytterbium(III) oxide • Yttrium(III) acetate General Inorganics & Reagents Alfa Aesar also carries a wide variety of general inorganics and reagents for those applications which do not require extremely high purity compounds. For our customers who need to specifically meet the American Chemical Society (ACS) certification guidelines for reagents, we are pleased to offer a complete line of ACS certified materials. Each chemical is rigorously tested to meet the specifications set forth in the Tenth Edition of Reagent Chemicals. Alfa Aesar also offers a wide range of nanoparticle products ranging from pure elements to oxide powders and dispersions. The Nanophase production processes produce particles with the average sizes ranging from 8-80nm from NanoArc® synthesis and from 7-60 from Physical Vapor Synthesis (PVS). Most materials are in stock in quantities from a few grams to hundreds of kilograms. Please check www.alfa.com for current pricing and availability. How to Order/ General Information ORDERING of your receiving the materials. Restocking fees There is no minimum order. All orders are may be charged on authorized returns. accepted, regardless of size. TERMS OF SALE PRICING Full details of Terms and Conditions are listed Most current pricing may be found at our at the back of this catalog and on our website website: www.alfa.com. In cases where the (www.alfa.com). For health and safety reasons, selling price has changed significantly, we will we shall not supply chemicals to private contact you prior to filling your web, email or individuals or deliver to residential addresses. faxed order. Our payment terms are net 30 days Orders will be accepted from legitimate business of invoice. customers only. SHIPPING NEW CUSTOMERS Whenever possible, we will ship products by the We welcome new customers and setting up an method specified on your order. account with Alfa Aesar is easy. Just contact us and a customer service representative will assist TECHNICAL SERVICE you. At your request, we will furnish technical assistance and information with respect to our CONTACT US products. Our Technical Service Representatives WEBSITE are trained in specific product lines to answer www.alfa.com your questions regarding applications, Our web catalog features up-to-date prices, specifications, product properties and handling. availability, MSDS, Certificates of Analysis and a user-friendly e-commerce system. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS Each product ordered is automatically accompanied by a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). If one is not immediately available, a copy will be sent via mail as soon as possible. If an MSDS is needed prior to shipment of a product please call us or visit our MSDS website at www.alfa.com. CERTIFICATES OF ANALYSIS Lot specific Certificates of Analysis are available online at www.alfa.com. Please contact us by phone, fax or email to request Certificates of Analysis as needed. RETURN SHIPMENTS Some materials are not returnable. Returned shipments cannot be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made. Requests for return authorization must be made within 30 days Abbreviations and Codes The following abbreviations are used throughout our listing of products. Å Angstrom N Normality of solution AAS Atomic absorption spectrometry Ë Refractive index for the sodium D line at ACS Chemicals meeting the specifications outlined 20 °C (or temperature indicated) by the American Chemical Society nm Nanometer AES Atomic emission spectrometry New product APS Average particle size NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance anhy Anhydrous OD Outer diameter approx. Approximately oz Ounce aq. Aqueous optical gr. Suitable for optical applications Atm Atmospheres pc(s) Piece(s) b.p. Boiling point in °C at 760mm pressure, unless pH Value taken to represent the acidity or otherwise specified alkalinity of an aqueous solution (c) Contained weight of active material POR Price on request °C Celsius ppb Parts per billion ca Circa ppm Parts per million cc Cubic centimeter prec. Precipitated cm Centimeter Primary Analytical reagent of exceptional purity, cont. Contained Standard for standardizing volumetric solutions and cP Centipoise preparing reference standards cS Centistoke P.T. Passes test d. Density PTFE Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) dec. Decomposes Purified A grade of higher quality than technical, dia. Diameter often used where there are no official ea. Each standards ee Enatiomeric excess P.V. Pore volume eV Electron