OXIDE YELLOW LEAD

SPECIFICATIONS
Appearance : Yellow Free Flowing Powder
Boiling Point : 1470 C
Melting Point : 888 C
Solubility : Insoluble in water, soluble in acetic acid, nitric acid, alkalies
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Description

COMPOSITION
Element Range
– PbO (litharge) 99.82% minimum
– Pb (free lead) 0.15% maximum
– Pb3O4 (red lead) 0.05% maximum

Trace Elements Maximum (%) Typical (%)
-Fe 0.0007 0.0004
– Zn 0.0006 0.0004
-Cu 0.0004 0.0003
-Ag 0.0015 0.00006
-Bi 0.0050 < 0.0009
-As, Sb, Sn 0.0009 < 0.0004
-Ni, Te, Th, Cd 0.0006 < 0.0005
-Co, Cr, Mn, Se 0.0002 < 0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
Litharge, which is Lead Mono-Oxide (PbO) is a yellowish or reddish, odorless,
heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of
Lead Stabilizers (Lead Steareates), pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and
inks. Litharge is also called Lead Monoxide, Lead Oxide, Plumbous Oxide.
Other use of Litharge is as intermediate used in a variety of industries like
lubricants and greases, insecticides, inorganic pigments, Lead soaps,
petroleum refining, rubber and PVC etc..
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