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 |

OXIDE YELLOW LEAD
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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