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erronis

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2. It sounds as if the utility of terbium/cerium as a catalyst is limited to very high energy environments.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Jan 1, 2024, 05:59 PM

Jan 2024

Perhaps that's what you are pointing to - especially in the world of nuclear reactors.

Thanks for making me go look again at my periodic table hung on my wall. And please keep us informed in this new year.

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A stable complex of Terbium +4. [View all] NNadir Jan 2024 OP

Interesting! I knew about Pr+4, but not Tb+4. Of course I had to go a-Googling ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2024 #1

It sounds as if the utility of terbium/cerium as a catalyst is limited to very high energy environments. erronis Jan 2024 #2

Yes this is true. On occassion this kind of work... NNadir Jan 2024 #3