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Uses of Potassium and Lanthanum


Uses of Lanthanum and Potassium


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
  • Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.
  
  • It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
  • The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
2
Not Available   

In Bone
2,100.00 p.p.m.   
3
0.08 p.p.m.   
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