Bismuth trioxide

Names

[ Name ]:
Bismuth trioxide

[Synonym ]:
bismuthousoxide
Dibismuth trioxide
Bismuth(III)
Bismuth oxide
Dibismuttrioxid
Bismuth yellow
bismuth sesquioxide
Bismuth Trioxide
MFCD00003462
Bismite
Bi2-O3
Bismuth(III) oxide
EINECS 215-134-7

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
8.9

[ Boiling Point ]:
1890°C

[ Melting Point ]:
825 °C

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Bi₂O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
465.959

[ Flash Point ]:
1890°C

[ Exact Mass ]:
465.945557

[ Stability ]:
Stable.

[ Water Solubility ]:
INSOLUBLE

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: EB2984460

CHEMICAL NAME :: Bismuth oxide

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 1304-76-3

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: Bi2-O3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 30(6),16,1986

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 30(6),16,1986 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81730 No. of Facilities: 231 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 2004 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81730 No. of Facilities: 56 (estimated) No. of Industries: 8 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 2871 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 634 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36/37

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
2

[ RTECS ]:
EB2984460

[ HS Code ]:
8106009090

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 8106009090

Articles

Visible-light-mediated Sr-Bi2O3 photocatalysis of tetracycline: kinetics, mechanisms and toxicity assessment.

Chemosphere 93(1) , 1-8, (2013)

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Effect of TiO2 on the photocatalytic properties of bismuth oxide.

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Citrate milling of oxides: from poly-dispersed micron scale to nearly mono-dispersed nanoscale.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15(14) , 5091-6, (2013)

Complex (multivalent/mixed valent) oxides involving two or more cations (e.g. ABO3, AB2O4 and A2B2O7) exhibit the most fascinating range of physical and chemical properties amongst the family of mater...