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Selenium

powder, −100 mesh, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Se powder, Selenium metal powder

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Se
CAS Number:
7782-49-2
Molecular Weight:
78.96
EC Number:
231-957-4
MDL number:
MFCD00134090
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24853754
NACRES:
NA.23

description

gray

Quality Level

100

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder

resistivity

1.2 μΩ-cm, 0°C

particle size

−100 mesh

bp

684.9 °C (lit.)

mp

217 °C (lit.)

density

4.81 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Se]

InChI

1S/Se

InChI key

BUGBHKTXTAQXES-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Selenium powder is a fine, powdery substance made up of small particles of the element selenium, often produced by the reduction of selenium oxide. Selenium powder is grey or silvered-colored and may have a metallic sheen. This product is passed through a 100-mesh sieve, indicating that the particles are small and have a diameter of around 150 micrometers or less. In addition, this product is highly pure and only has a very small concentration of impurities, making it suitable for research applications, chemical testing, and the production of electronic components.

Application

Selenium was a component in the Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle Medium, used for the cell culture of alpha mouse liver (AML)-12 hepatocyte cell line. Se was also employed in a water based synthesis of glutathione-capped cadmium selenide quantum dots (GSH-CdSe QDs). 3Se is used in the synthesis of CdSe, which is consequetively used to modulate the photoresponse of quantum dot solar cells by varying the size and shape of semiconductor nanostructures.

Features and Benefits

Our 99.99% pure selenium powder with particle size less than 150 microns is useful in electronics, chemical testing, and research where purity matters most.
✔ Consistent quality
✔ Ultra high purity
✔ Available at scale: bulk and pilot scale

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H331 - H373 - H413

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 4 - STOT RE 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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István Robel et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(7), 2385-2393 (2006-02-16)
By using bifunctional surface modifiers (SH-R-COOH), CdSe quantum dots (QDs) have been assembled onto mesoscopic TiO(2) films. Upon visible light excitation, CdSe QDs inject electrons into TiO(2) nanocrystallites. Femtosecond transient absorption as well as emission quenching experiments confirm the injection
Daniel D Karp et al.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 31(33), 4179-4187 (2013-09-05)
Selenium has been reported to have chemopreventive benefits in lung cancer. We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the incidence of second primary tumors (SPTs) in patients with resected non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving selenium supplementation. Patients with completely
Waleed Alhazzani et al.
Critical care medicine, 41(6), 1555-1564 (2013-04-17)
Patients with sepsis syndrome commonly have low serum selenium levels. Several randomized controlled trials have examined the efficacy of selenium supplementation on mortality in patients with sepsis. To determine the efficacy and safety of high-dose selenium supplementation compared to placebo
Songtao Li et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1841(1), 22-33 (2013-09-24)
Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) induce hepatocyte cell death, wherein oxidative stress is mechanistically involved. Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) is a master transcriptional regulator of cellular antioxidant defense enzymes. Therefore, Nrf2 activation is regarded as an effective strategy against
Claire M Weekley et al.
Nutrients, 5(5), 1734-1756 (2013-05-24)
Determining the speciation of selenium in vivo is crucial to understanding the biological activity of this essential element, which is a popular dietary supplement due to its anti-cancer properties. Hyphenated techniques that combine separation and detection methods are traditionally and
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