Samarium oxide (samarium trioxide) has a wide range of applications and good industry development prospects

Samarium oxide, also known as samarium trioxide, is an inorganic metal compound with the molecular formula Sm2O3. It appears as a light yellow powder, is insoluble in water, and is soluble in acid. Samarium oxide is mainly used to prepare samarium metal and other organic materials and catalysts. The terminal application fields include electronics, chemical industry, medical treatment, communications, coatings, etc., and the market demand is broad.

The main production methods of samarium oxide include extraction method, which refers to using monazite or rare earth chloride solution as raw material, and generating oxide through extraction, zinc powder reduction, alkalinity method to extract europium, separation of samarium and gadolinium, oxalic acid precipitation, separation and burning, etc. The method of samarium; solvent extraction method, refers to using monazite or rare earth chloride solution as raw material, first using an extraction agent to group neodymium and samarium, and then through concentration, ammonia water neutralization, oxalic acid precipitation, filtration separation, burning and other steps to generate Samarium oxide method. The current samarium oxide production methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the process technology needs to continue to be upgraded in the future.

Samarium oxide has a wide range of applications. In the electronics field, it can be used in electronic components such as capacitors, resistors, inductors, resonators, and magnetic device manufacturing scenarios such as magnetic heads and disks. In the chemical industry, it can be used in redox catalysts and catalytic cracking. In chemical product manufacturing scenarios such as catalysts, it plays a role in enhancing reaction rate and selectivity; in the medical and communications fields, samarium oxide is one of the key raw materials for preparing neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser crystals.

In addition, samarium oxide can also be used to manufacture ceramics, glass, alloy materials, permanent magnet materials, high-temperature alloys, refractory coatings, etc. It is an important type of rare earth oxide. According to the“2023-2028 Samarium Oxide (Samarium Trioxide) Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center 》 It shows that currently driven by the rapid development of domestic electronics, communications, chemical industry and other fields, the demand for samarium oxide continues to increase, and the industry development prospects are good.

As a rare rare earth element, the development and production of samarium oxide is controlled by relevant national policies. Therefore, there are currently relatively few companies in the samarium oxide production field in my country, and most of them are state-owned enterprises. In 2022, my country’s samarium oxide production will exceed 4,000 tons. my country is the only country in the world with the ability to extract samarium and cobalt rare earth metals. Therefore, my country is also the main producer of samarium oxide, an important intermediate product of samarium and cobalt.

Industry analysts said that samarium oxide is an important type of rare earth oxide, which is widely used in electronics, chemical industry, It is widely used in medical, communications, coatings and other fields. In recent years, with the rapid development of the downstream market, domestic demand for samarium oxide has continued to increase, and the industry has shown good development prospects. At the same time, my country is still one of the major producers of samarium oxide in the world. The development of the industry is also benefited by the sufficient supply of raw materials, and the overall development trend is good.