title: Cerium oxide nanoparticles prepared in self-assembled systems.
abstract: This review concerns recent research on the synthesis of cerium oxide (also known as ceria, CeO(2)) in colloidal dispersions media for obtaining high surface area catalyst materials. Nanoparticles as small as 5 nm and surface area as high as 250 m(2)/g can be readily prepared by this method. Both normal micelles and water-in-oil microemulsions have been employed to directly precipitate nanoceria or other cerium precursors which can be converted into ceria by calcination.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box: 5969 Safat, 13060, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bumajdad
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eastoe
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathew
mesh_terms: D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry*; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D002563:Cerium; C030583:ceric oxide