Cerium(III) oxide
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Cerium(III) oxide
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Cerium sesquioxide
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| Ce2O3 | |
| Molar mass | 328.229 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | yellow-green dust[citation needed] |
| Density | 6.2 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 2,177 °C (3,951 °F; 2,450 K) |
| Boiling point | 3,730 °C (6,750 °F; 4,000 K) |
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| Solubility in sulfuric acid | soluble |
| Solubility in hydrochloric acid | insoluble |
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| Hexagonal, hP5 | |
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Other anions
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Cerium(III) chloride |
Other cations
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Lanthanum(III) oxide, Praseodymium(III) oxide
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Related compounds
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Cerium(IV) oxide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cerium(III) oxide, also known as cerium oxide, cerium trioxide, cerium sesquioxide, cerous oxide or dicerium trioxide, is an oxide of the
Applications
Cerium oxide is of commercial interest as a catalyst for oxidation of carbon monoxide and reduction of NOx. These applications exploit the facility of the Ce(III)/Ce(IV) redox couple.[2] It is used in catalytic converters ("three-way catalytic converter") for the minimisation of CO emissions in the exhaust gases from motor vehicles. When there is a shortage of oxygen, cerium(IV) oxide is oxidizes carbon monoxide to the benign dioxide:[3][4]
- 2 CeO2 + CO → Ce2O3 + CO2
When oxygen is in surplus, the process is reversed and cerium(III) oxide is oxidized to cerium(IV) oxide:
- 2 Ce2O3 + O2 → 4 CeO2
Cerium oxide-based catalysts have been intensively investigated for selective catalytic reduction (SCR)of NOx. Such technologies, which tend to use vanadium oxide-based catalysts rather than ceria, are associated with power plants, foundaries, cement factories and other energy-intensive facilities.[5]
Cerium oxide finds use as a
Other properties
Water splitting
The
Photoluminescence
Cerium(III) oxide combined with tin(II) oxide (SnO) in ceramic form is used for illumination with UV light. It absorbs light with a wavelength of 320 nm and emits light with a wavelength of 412 nm.[11] This combination of cerium(III) oxide and tin(II) oxide is rare, and obtained only with difficulty on a laboratory scale.[citation needed]
Production
Cerium(III) oxide is produced by the reduction of cerium(IV) oxide with hydrogen at approximately 1,400 °C (2,550 °F). Samples produced in this way are only slowly air-oxidized back to the dioxide at room temperature.[12]
References
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- ^ Bleiwas, D.I. (2013). Potential for Recovery of Cerium Contained in Automotive Catalytic Converters. Reston, Va.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "Argonne's deNOx Catalyst Begins Extensive Diesel Engine Exhaust Testing". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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- ^ Hydrogen production from solar thermochemical water splitting cycles Archived August 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Y. Wetzel (1963). "Scandium, Yttrium, Rare Earths". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1. NY, NY: Academic Press. p. 1151.