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tin oxide

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conductive ceramics
Carbon monoxide sensors
…heating electrode applications noted above, tin oxide also is used in carbon monoxide gas sensors for home and industry. Adsorption of carbon monoxide at contacts between particles of SnO₂ produces local charge states that alter the electric properties (e.g., resistance, capacitance) of the porous, polycrystalline material. When life-threatening concentrations of…
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…heating electrode applications noted above, tin oxide also is used in carbon monoxide gas sensors for home and industry. Adsorption of carbon monoxide at contacts between particles of SnO₂ produces local charge states that alter the electric properties (e.g., resistance, capacitance) of the porous, polycrystalline material. When life-threatening concentrations of…
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conductive ceramics
Heating elements
Tin oxide (SnO₂) has a very specific application as the preferred electrode for specialty glass-melting furnaces (as for optical glass). This application requires high conductivity and resistance to the corrosive elements in glass melts; in addition, corroded electrode material must not discolour the glass. Tin…
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Tin oxide (SnO₂) has a very specific application as the preferred electrode for specialty glass-melting furnaces (as for optical glass). This application requires high conductivity and resistance to the corrosive elements in glass melts; in addition, corroded electrode material must not discolour the glass. Tin…
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pottery
Painting
Tin oxide supplied a useful white, which was also used in making tin glaze (see above Decorative glazing) and occasionally for painting. Cobalt blue, ranging in colour from grayish blue to pure sapphire, was widely used in East Asia and Europe for blue-and-white porcelain wares.…
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Tin oxide supplied a useful white, which was also used in making tin glaze (see above Decorative glazing) and occasionally for painting. Cobalt blue, ranging in colour from grayish blue to pure sapphire, was widely used in East Asia and Europe for blue-and-white porcelain wares.…
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tin
Uses
Tin oxide, in which tin is in the +4 oxidation state, is useful in making ceramic bodies opaque, as a mild abrasive, and as a weighting agent for fabrics. Tin fluoride and tin pyrophosphate, in which tin is in the +2 oxidation state, are used…
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Tin oxide, in which tin is in the +4 oxidation state, is useful in making ceramic bodies opaque, as a mild abrasive, and as a weighting agent for fabrics. Tin fluoride and tin pyrophosphate, in which tin is in the +2 oxidation state, are used…
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