Nanocomposite systems of ceria nanoparticles and Double Walled Carbon Nanotubes (DWNTs) coated with nano-ceria (n-CeO2) were elaborated using a classical sol gel method. Three samples noted as [n-CeO2 + xDWNTs] with variable weight fractions x=0, 5 and 15wt.% of DWNTs were obtained. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. The electrical conductivity of [n-Ce...

Oxides play a central role in important industrial processes, including applications such as the production of renewable energy, remediation of environmental pollutants, and the synthesis of fine chemicals. They were originally used as catalyst supports and were thought to be chemically inert, but now they are used to build catalysts tailored toward improved selectivity and activity in chemical...

There is a growing recognition that nanoparticles and other nanostructured materials are sometimes inadequately characterized and that this may limit or even invalidate some of the conclusions regarding particle properties and behavior. A number of international organizations are working to establish the essential measurement requirements that enable adequate understanding of nanoparticle prope...

The nanoscience and nanotechniques have brought with new chance for new applications of some traditional materials, for instance, ceria-based materials, which are of great interest due to their wide applications, in particular, as redox or oxygen storage promoters in the three-way catalysts, catalysts for H(2) production from fuels, and solid state conductors for fuel cells. We highlight here c...

Engineered nanoscale ceria is used as a diesel fuel catalyst. Little is known about its mammalian central nervous system effects. The objective of this paper is to characterize the biodistribution of a 5-nm citrate-stabilized ceria dispersion from blood into brain and its pro- or antioxidant effects. An approximately 4% aqueous ceria dispersion was iv infused into rats (0, 100, and up to 250 mg...

Formic acid is a promising hydrogen carrier owing to its high density and liquid phase. Therefore, the production of from formic via catalytic dehydrogenation reaction has been extensively studied. Various methods such as alloying active Pd metal with other metals adding dopants (e.g., amine-functional group, nitrogen, or oxide) have suggested enhance activities for dehydrogenation. In this stu...

PURPOSE Ceria engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have current commercial applications and both neuroprotective and toxic effects. Our hypothesis is that ceria ENMs can associate with brain capillary cells and/or cross the blood-brain barrier. METHODS An aqueous dispersion of ∼5 nm ceria ENM was synthesized and characterized in house. Its uptake space in the Sprague Dawley rat brain was determine...

The thermodynamic properties of surface ceria were investigated through equilibrium isotherms determined by flow-titration and coulometric-titration measurements on high-surface-area ceria and ceria supported on La-modified alumina (LA). While the surface area of pure ceria was found to be unstable under redox conditions, the extent of reduction at 873 K and a P(O2) of 1.6x10-26 atm increased w...

The CO preferential oxidation (PrOx) is one of the critical steps in hydrogen production and purification for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). This reaction was investigated in the presence of excess hydrogen over Cu/CeO2, Pt/CeO2 and Cu-Pt/CeO2 catalysts. The ceria supports was prepared via precipitation method and Cu-Pt/CeO2 catalyst was synthesized by sequential impregnation o...