Temperature Effect on the Aggregation Kinetics of CeO2 Nanoparticles in Monovalent and Divalent Electrolytes

Recently, engineered nanoparticles (NPs) have received enormous attention owing to their potential commercial and industrial applications in many sectors, such as cosmetics, textiles, pharmaceutical, catalysts and electronics [1,2]. But meanwhile, the release of NPs into the environment will very likely happen along with their large-scale manufacture and wide use, which will subsequently impose risks for ecosystems and human health [3]. It is thus important to evaluate the environmental and health risks of NPs before their mass production. Since the toxicological testing’s of NPs are expensive and time-consuming, researchers are developing theoretical models to evaluate and predict the behavior and risks of NPs in environmental systems [4-6].