Uses
Cerium Acetate, is applied as an alternative material for auto catalyst manufacturing and also for some special polishing powder. In glass industry, it is considered to be the most efficient glass polishing agent for precision optical polishing. It is added to the dominant catalyst for the production of styrene from methylbenzene to improve styrene formation. It is used in FCC catalysts containing zeolites to provide both catalytic reactivity in the reactor and thermal stability in the regenerator.
Chemical Properties
white powder(s) [STR93]
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Safety Profile
Human central nervous
system effects. See also CERIUM
COMPOUNDS, When heated to
decomposition it emits acrid and irritating
fumes.
Purification Methods
Recrystallise it twice from anhydrous acetic acid, then pumped dry under a vacuum at 100o for 8hours. [Beilstein 2 I 50, 2 II 119, 2 III 196, 2 IV 115.]
