Application

Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is widely used as a sourceof cerium, especially in the synthesis of micro- or nano-structured ceria(cerium oxide). Because of its high solubility and low decompositiontemperature, cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is an ideal reagent forhydrothermal reactions, sol-gel processing, and co-precipitation andcalcination reactions. Our cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate 99.999% is designed forapplications that demand high-purity cerium with low contaminants of othertrace metals and rare earth metals. For example, high-purity cerium nitrate isapplicable in studies using cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate used to dopecatalysts, such as recent efforts to boost water splitting using Ce-doped layereddouble hydroxides . It is also applicable in studies using cerium (III)nitrate hexahydrate to build a ceria support for single-atom catalysts, such asnickel-doped ceria for the hydrogenation of acetylene and platinum-dopedceria for carbon monoxide oxidation. Our high-purity cerium (III) nitratehexahydrate is also in the solid-state synthesis of cerium-doped phosphors likeCa₂YHf₂Al₃O₁₂ where energy transfer from Ce³⁺ to other rare earth ions plays a major role in the efficiency and breadth of excitations.

General description

Cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate is a widely used source of cerium in materials science. It is a white-to-yellow crystalline salt that is hygroscopic and air-sensitive. It is highly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone, although solutions can appear slightly hazy. Like many trivalent metal nitrates, cerium (III) nitrate hexahydrate melts at a low temperature (57 °C)and thermally decomposes at low temperatures too, beginning at 190 °C and proceeding rapidly at 280 °C with complete decomposition to cerium oxide at 390-400 °C.

Packaging

25, 125 g in poly bottle