A simple and sensitive fluorimetric method for determination of antiviral drugs: ribavirin, acyclovir, and amantadine hydrochloride has been developed. The method was based on the oxidation of these drugs by cerium(IV) in presence of perchloric acid and subsequent monitoring the fluorescence of the induced cerium(III) at lambdaexcitation 255 and lambdaemission 355 nm. Different variables affect...

Potential of rhodium(III) chloride in catalyzing, in aqueous sulfuric acid medium, the oxidation of vicinal diols, and the kinetics of reaction of cerium(IV) with propane-1,2-diol and butane-2,3-diol catalyzed by rhodium(III) chloride was investigated. Data show that the reactions follow first order kinetics with respect to low cerium(IV) for lower concentrations, but a further increase in the ...

Cytocompatible, co-doped cerium oxide nanoparticles exhibited strong upconversion properties that were found to kill lung cancer cells by inducing apoptosis thereby demonstrating the potential to be used as clinical contrast agents for imaging and as therapeutic agents for treatment of cancer.

A number of catalysts based on cerium oxide have been synthesized to study the process plasma-catalytic decomposition CO 2 in a barrier discharge. For first time, an catalyst MgCe-Al has compared with samples containing composition only or magnesium oxide. It established that, presence sample, highest degree and energy efficiency get achieved. Keywords: discharge, oxide, low temperature plasma,...

MOF derived CeO2 showed a pseudocapacitance of 1204 F g(-1) at 0.2 A g(-1), far exceeding its theoretical capacitance (560 F g(-1)). The present study demonstrates that combination of a two-way strategy, controlled nano-architecture and redox active electrolyte additive, could potentially alleviate both low energy density and capacitance fading issues plaguing the current metal oxide pseudocapa...

Cerium nanopowders doped by a small amount of silver exhibit interesting catalytic properties towards the low temperature oxidation of CO. It is generally believed that a metal support interaction plays an important role in a catalytic process. Therefore in our study we examined electronic and adsorption properties of cerium deposited onto a polycrystalline silver substrate. Layers of approxima...

The dispersion of small amounts of Ce(4+) ions in the bulk of ZrO2 leads to a photoactive material sensitive to visible light. This is shown by monitoring with EPR the formation and the reactivity of photogenerated (λ > 420 nm) charge carriers. The effect, as confirmed by DFT calculations, is due to the presence in the solid of empty 4f Ce states at the mid gap, which act as intermediate levels...

The doping of mesoporous ceria with copper significantly enhances activity for naphthalene total oxidation, the enhanced performance is controlled by the increased concentration of surface oxygen defects.

Cerium, neodymium and gadolinium contain double beta active isotopes. The most interesting are Nd and Gd (promising for 02 search), Ce (2 candidate with one of the highest Q2). The main problem of compounds containing lanthanide elements is their high radioactive contamination by uranium, radium, actinium and thorium. The new generation 2 experiments require development of methods for a de...