Lutetium: uses

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The following uses for lutetium are gathered from a number of sources as well as from anecdotal comments. I'd be delighted to receive corrections as well as additional referenced uses (please use the feedback mechanism to add uses).

  • stable lutetium nuclides can be used as catalysts in cracking, alkylation, hydrogenation, and polymerization
  • alloys

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