The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology

Research into the incorporation of cerium into a diverse range of catalyst systems for a wide spectrum of process chemistries has expanded rapidly. This has been evidenced since about 1980 in the increasing number of both scientific research journals and patent publications that address the applicat...

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Main Author: James F. Brazdil
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
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description Research into the incorporation of cerium into a diverse range of catalyst systems for a wide spectrum of process chemistries has expanded rapidly. This has been evidenced since about 1980 in the increasing number of both scientific research journals and patent publications that address the application of cerium as a component of a multi-metal oxide system and as a support material for metal catalysts. This review chronicles both the applied and fundamental research into cerium-containing oxide catalysts where cerium’s redox activity confers enhanced and new catalytic functionality. Application areas of cerium-containing catalysts include selective oxidation, combustion, NO<sub>x</sub> remediation, and the production of sustainable chemicals and materials via bio-based feedstocks, among others. The newfound interest in cerium-containing catalysts stems from the benefits achieved by cerium’s inclusion, which include selectivity, activity, and stability. These benefits arise because of cerium’s unique combination of chemical and thermal stability, its redox active properties, its ability to stabilize defect structures in multicomponent oxides, and its propensity to stabilize catalytically optimal oxidation states of other multivalent elements. This review surveys the origins and some of the current directions in the research and application of cerium oxide-based catalysts.
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spelling doaj.art-79dfdde71d03482db6be0b73cfcf7cdf2023-11-23T15:29:56ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-08-0112995910.3390/catal12090959The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and TechnologyJames F. Brazdil0William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Engineering Building 1, Room S222, 4226 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Houston, TX 77204-4004, USAResearch into the incorporation of cerium into a diverse range of catalyst systems for a wide spectrum of process chemistries has expanded rapidly. This has been evidenced since about 1980 in the increasing number of both scientific research journals and patent publications that address the application of cerium as a component of a multi-metal oxide system and as a support material for metal catalysts. This review chronicles both the applied and fundamental research into cerium-containing oxide catalysts where cerium’s redox activity confers enhanced and new catalytic functionality. Application areas of cerium-containing catalysts include selective oxidation, combustion, NO<sub>x</sub> remediation, and the production of sustainable chemicals and materials via bio-based feedstocks, among others. The newfound interest in cerium-containing catalysts stems from the benefits achieved by cerium’s inclusion, which include selectivity, activity, and stability. These benefits arise because of cerium’s unique combination of chemical and thermal stability, its redox active properties, its ability to stabilize defect structures in multicomponent oxides, and its propensity to stabilize catalytically optimal oxidation states of other multivalent elements. This review surveys the origins and some of the current directions in the research and application of cerium oxide-based catalysts.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/9/959ceriumcerium oxidecatalystoxidationammoxidationcombustion
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The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology
Catalysts
cerium
cerium oxide
catalyst
oxidation
ammoxidation
combustion
title The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology
title_full The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology
title_fullStr The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology
title_full_unstemmed The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology
title_short The Emergence of the Ubiquity of Cerium in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis Science and Technology
title_sort emergence of the ubiquity of cerium in heterogeneous oxidation catalysis science and technology
topic cerium
cerium oxide
catalyst
oxidation
ammoxidation
combustion
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