Lanthanum(III) carbonate hydrate, 99.0+%

Lanthanum carbonate, La2(CO3)3, is the salt formed by lanthanum (III) cations and carbonate  anions. It is an ore of lanthanum metal, along with monazite.

Lanthanum carbonate is used as a starting material in lanthanum chemistry, particularly in forming mixed oxides, for example for production of lanthanum strontium manganite, primarily for solid oxide fuel cell applications; for production of certain high-temperature superconductors, such as La2-xSrxCuO2.

Lanthanum carbonate is also used for the tinting of glass, for water treatment, or as a catalyst for hydrocarbon cracking.