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Listed below are some of the core inorganic products manufactured at their facilities, including specialty perchlorates and rare earth products.

Perchloric Acid and Perchlorate Compounds

• Perchloric Acid
  GFS is the largest producer of Perchloric Acid in North America. Offering 6 different grades of acid (Technical to PPT Trace Metal) and concentrations ranging from 40% to 70%, their quality is the highest in the industry. Whether you are using it as an oxidizer, catalyst, etchant, or analytical reagent – GFS has the product that you need.
• Lithium Perchlorate, anhydrous
  GFS's "Ultra-Anhydrous" product was created due to their commitment to the lithium battery market. GFS now supplies ton lots with moisture content 99.95% avoiding trace metal impurities to poison synthetic organic reaction mechanisms. Available in solution or crystalline form.
• Potassium Periodate / Sodium Periodate
  GFS has a complete line of periodate salts for use in applications within the semiconductor market and anywhere synthetic organic chemistry is performed.

Rare Earth (Lanthanides)

• Ceric Ammonium Nitrate (CAN)
  Available in bulk in several grades from commercial to a high purity etchant. The wide range of uses includes oxidative catalyst, etchant for circuit boards and semiconductor applications and UV inhibitor.
• Cerous Chloride
  GFS manufactures both anhydrous and hydrated materials in tonnage quantity. Cerous chloride, anhydrous continues to find applications for use as a grignard initiator and in fuel cell development. Both forms are used in the production of organometallic catalysts and some glass production applications.
• Ceric and Cerous Nitrate
  As a strong oxidizer, it is a good source for Ce+3 and Ce+4. For use in glass and ceramics manufacturing, UV inhibitor, use as an etchant or a catalyst. GFS currently offers bulk solution and hydrated reagent product up to 99.999%.
• Various Rare Earth Acetates, Trifluoroacetates and Other Mineral Acid Salts
  Used for superconductivity wire and target applications, catalysts, lasers, ceramics and numerous other specialty applications. Yttrium, Erbium, Terbium, Neodymium, etc.

Lithium Products (Highlights)

• Lithium Carbonate, high purity
  Another high purity product for the pharmaceutical or lithium battery business. High quality material for single oxide crystal production. GFS consistently manufactures ton lots of material with the purity exceeding 99.998%.
• Lithium Iodide
  Much like its Perchlorate, GFS now offers an ultra dry Lithium Iodide for use as a battery electrolyte and versatile catalyst.

ACS Reagent Salts
Acetates
Citrates
Iodides
Periodates
Sulfates
Formates
Oxalates
Chlorides
Phosphates
Nitrates
Chlorates
Iodates

Iodates/Periodates

• Iodic Acid
  High quality product used as an oxidizer, polishing material, iodine source and analytical lab reagent. Learn more about its broad applications by requesting the free reference monograph Analytical Applications of Periodic Acid and Iodic Acid available from GFS.
• Periodic Acid
  Reagent used for selective oxidations in organic synthesis. Also used as iodine source and in silk screen applications. Utilizing electrolytic chemistry, GFS manufactures material with a purity > 99.95% avoiding trace metal impurities to poison synthetic organic reaction mechanisms. Available in solution or crystalline form.
• Potassium Periodate / Sodium Periodate
  GFS has a complete line of periodate salts for use in applications within the semiconductor market and anywhere synthetic organic chemistry is performed.

Capabilities
GFS relies on innovation to meet customer needs. Constant enhancement of technology and equipment is a key reason GFS is the perfect business partner for the specialty chemical industry. Some of their inorganic capabilities include:

• The world's largest and most efficient perchloric acid plant
• Glass-lined and steam-jacketed reactors up to 1,000 gallons
• Stainless steel reactors up to 1900 gallons
• 2.5 - 110 cu. ft. rotary vacuum dryers (stainless and glass lined)
• 30" x 40" Tolhurst centrifuges, 48" Sanburn centrifuge
• Kilo lab and Pilot plant capabilities (5 – 300 gallon Glass)
• Assorted steam ovens and drying rooms
• Bulk storage tanks of 1500 gallons and larger
• Solids and Solutions available in gram to TTL quantities
• The #1 GFS asset – the people

For a full listing of GFS products visit our expanded website or request a copy of the new catalog by sending an e mail.