Luminostar™
Rhodia, the leading manufacturer of rare earth materials, has developed an extended range of advanced products for phosphors. Our products possess tightly controlled properties: morphology, crystallographic phase and particle size distribution.
The new generation of energy saving lamps (trichromatic lamps), flat displays with Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or with plasma technology (PDP), fluorescent lamps, marking products (clothes, bank notes, etc.) and signs owe their development and performance to the luminous properties of rare earths and, in particular, to the Rhodia Luminostar™ range.
Trichromatic bulbs and tubes, which use phosphors precursors developed by Rhodia, have a longer life (reduction of waste volume, reduction of raw materials taken from environment) providing significant energy savings, by a factor of 5 to 10 compared to incandescent lamps.
Medical imaging is one of the areas in which medicine has evolved the most over the past few years. This development was made possible due to the specific properties of rare earths used in many technologies: X-rays, scanners, magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).Meeting demand
The Luminostar™ range meets the challenging demand for new, more efficient phosphors with improved brightness and performance and lower cost products allowing technology expansion.
Developed for new generation displays as well as trichromatic (low-energy) lamps, Luminostar™ is the broadest range to date designed for rare earth phosphors.
Features & Benefits
The Luminostar™ product range shows significant benefits:
High rare earth purity for enhanced luminescence,
Controlled reactivity for easier processing,
Customized products combining controlled composition of multiple elements in various matrixes.
Luminostar™ provides…
purity,
reactivity,
stability,
controlled phase,
… of lighting characteristics, allowing innovative design and developement, i.e:
low energy lamps, which consume five to seven times less energy than incandescent lamps and last six to 12 times longer
the new generation of LCD flat screens for high-tech business and leisure appliances…