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CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

	Product Name	Neodymium oxide		Grade	3N
	Batch No	GR20130419A		Quantity	10,000KG

	Chemical Content (%)
	Main Component : TREO >99%, Nd2O3/TREO >99.9%
	RE Impurities (PPM)			Non-RE Impurities (PPM)
	La2O3/TREO		<100	Fe2O3		17
	CeO2/TREO		<100	CaO		19
	Pr6O11/TREO		<400	SiO2		35
	Sm2O3/TREO		<100	Cl-		700
	Eu2O3/TREO		<100
	Gd2O3/TREO		<100
	Tb4O7/TREO		<100
	Dy2O3/TREO		<100
	Ho2O3/TREO		<100	L.O.I		<0.1%
	Er2O3/TREO		<100
	Tm2O3/TREO		<100
	Yb2O3/TREO		<100
	Lu2O3/TREO		<100
	Y2O3/TREO		<100

Uses and applications

Neodymium oxide is used to dope glass, including sunglasses, to make solid-state lasers, and to color glasses and enamels. Neodymium-doped glass turns purple due to the absorbance of yellow and green light, and is used in welding goggles. Some neodymium-doped glass is dichroic; that is, it changes color depending on the lighting. One kind of glass named for the mineral alexandrite appears blue in sunlight and red in artificial light. Neodymium(III) oxide is also used as a polymerization catalyst