The effects of ceria and zirconia on the structure-function properties of supported rhodium catalysts (1.6 and 4 wt % Rh/γ-Al2O3) during CO exposure are described. Ceria and zirconia are introduced through two preparation methods: 1) ceria is deposited on γ-Al2O3 from [Ce(acac)3] and rhodium metal is subsequently added, and 2) through the controlled surface modification (CSM) technique, which i...

Catalytic performance and the nature of surface adsorbates were investigated for high-surface-area ceria during the ethylbenzene oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) reaction using CO2 as a soft oxidant. The high surface area ceria material was synthesized using a template-assisted method. The interactions among ethylbenzene, styrene, and CO2 on the surface of ceria and the role of CO2 for the ethyl...

cerium oxide (ceria) nano particle, as photodegradation prevention agent was studied in water-based polyurethane clear coat  systems. polyurethane coatings show superior weathering resistance compared with acrylic melamine systems. however, any chemical change has detrimental effects on the property profile of pu coatings. coatings containing various amounts of cerium oxide nanoparticles were p...

Electrochemical CO2 Reduction In article number 2208996, Pyuck-Pa Choi, Stefan Ringe, Jihun Oh, and co-workers report the synthesis of Cu–ceria-nanorod catalysts for electrochemical reduction. The ceria nanorods help CuO exist as several cluster layers at interface. Through strong metal–support interaction between Cu ceria, can be stably loaded on in a mixed oxidation state Cu/ceria interface, ...

Experimental and theoretical investigations were performed to investigate the effect of water on optical properties of nanoceria as a function of Ce(3+) concentration. Theoretical studies based on density functional plane-wave calculations reveal that the indirect optical transitions in bare ceria nanoparticles are red-shifted with an increase in the concentration of Ce(3+). However, ceria nano...

Consequences of loading level of ceria (5, 10 and 20-wt%) on the structural, textural and surface acid-base properties as well as the impacts on catalytic activity towards isopropanol decomposition on pure and phosphated alumina is described. The obtained results indicated that composites mainly kept γ-alumina structure and the addition of ceria and/or phosphate has no effect on the bulk struct...

Doped ceria is an important electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cell applications. Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to investigate the impact of uniaxial strain along the <100> directions and rare-earth doping (Yb, Er, Ho, Dy, Gd, Sm, Nd, and La) on oxygen diffusion. We introduce a new potential model that is able to describe the thermal expansion and elastic properties of ceria to gi...

Nanocrystallized ceria-based coatings were prepared on TA6V titanium alloy by using a three-step procedure: substrate pretreatment, electrochemical impregnation and final heat treatment. UV–vis and Raman in situ spectroscopies performed at the substrate interface during the electrochemical impregnation, showed experimentally for the first time that the interfacial deposit is made up of cerium h...

Ceria is an interesting material for high temperature redox applications like solar-thermal splitting of CO2 and H2O. Technical implementation and reactor design for solar-thermal redox-based fuel generation requires reliable data for the chemical surface exchange coefficient and the chemical diffusivity of oxygen. The results of thermogravimetric relaxation experiments and equilibrium oxygen i...

Treatments with organic surfactants, followed by the deposition of nanocrystalline ceria coatings from aqueous solution, were applied to anodes of solid oxide fuel cells. The cells were then operated in hydrogen/nitrogen fuel streams with H2S contents ranging from 0 to 500 ppm. Two surfactant treatments were studied: immersion in dodecanethiol, and a multi-step conversion of a siloxy-anchored a...