307742

Magnesium oxide

light, 95%

• Linear Formula: MgO
• CAS Number: 1309-48-4
• Molecular Weight: 40.30
• EC Number: 215-171-9
• MDL number: MFCD00011109
• UNSPSC Code: 12352303
• PubChem Substance ID: 329753586
• NACRES: NA.55
• form: powder

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• form: powder
• concentration: ≥57% Mg
• mp: 2852 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: sulfite and thiosulfate (as S₂O₃^2-: ≤1%
• cation traces: Fe: ≤10 mg/kg
• SMILES string: O=[Mg]
• InChI: 1S/Mg.O
• InChI key: CPLXHLVBOLITMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Magnesium oxide (MgO) is an industrially important high-temperature material. It is widely employed as a catalyst support for carbon nanotubes since it possesses a high surface area, high temperature stability and easy removal by either acid or alkaline reagents.

Application

Magnesium oxide (MgO) may be employed in the synthesis of bimetallic Co-Mo catalysts supported on different catalyst supports. These catalysts were used for single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) synthesis.
It may be employed as a phase stabilizer during the fabrication of porous β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP).
Lithium-doped magnesium oxide (Li/MgO) may be employed for the synthesis of ethylene and ethane. It may also be used as a catalyst in the preparation of (R)-phenyl carbonate.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable