{"id":40379,"date":"2023-09-08T17:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honwaygroup.com\/erbium-seems-to-have-a-separation-technique-and-it-actually-extends-a-lot-of-rare-earth-elements\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:31:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T08:31:06","slug":"erbium-seems-to-have-a-separation-technique-and-it-actually-extends-a-lot-of-rare-earth-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/honwaygroup.com\/en\/erbium-seems-to-have-a-separation-technique-and-it-actually-extends-a-lot-of-rare-earth-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"“Erbium” seems to have a knack for separation, as it has given rise to several rare earth elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a previous article, we mentioned the rare earth element “Terbium.” Its sibling elements, discovered in the same year, include “Erbium.” Initially, terbium oxide and erbium oxide were confused with each other, and it wasn’t until after 1860 that this was corrected. Both Er and Tb were isolated from gadolinite, yet their oxides differ in color: terbium oxide is yellow, while erbium oxide exhibits a rose-pink hue that evokes a sense of romance. <\/p>\n\n