Recent nanotoxicity studies revealed that the physico-chemical characteristics of engineered nanomaterials play an important role in the interactions with living cells. Here, we report on the toxicity and uptake of cerium and iron oxide sub-10-nm nanoparticles by NIH/3T3 mouse fibroblasts. Coating strategies include low-molecular weight ligands (citric acid) and polymers (poly(acrylic acid), M(...

A current problem in petrochemical industry is the elimination of crude glycerol which is 11 the by-product of biodiesel production obtained during the transesterification of vegetable oils and 12 animal fats. In this work are presented the results of characterisation of mesoporous ceria, zirconia 13 and mixed cerium-zirconium oxide modified with gold and/or copper species and their application...

We present a comprehensive thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of the suitability of cerium oxide (ceria) for thermochemical fuel production. Both portions of the two-step cycle, (i) oxygen release from the oxide at 1773 and 1873 K under inert atmosphere, and (ii) hydrogen release upon hydrolysis at 1073 K, are examined theoretically as well as experimentally. We observe gravimetric fuel product...

The research methods and the first results obtained in study of roughness single-crystal silicon (111) substrates processed at final stage by various are described: traditional polishing without use chemical-mechanical (CMP), with CMP CMP, but oxide cerium nanopowders. efficiency using CeO 2 nanopowders has been demonstrated. following effective values were obtained: - 3.56 nm, 0.54 0.93 nm. Ke...

This work demonstrates that the most stable structures of even small gas-phase aggregates of cerium oxide with 2-5 cerium atoms show structural motifs reminiscent of the bulk ceria. This is different from main group and transition metal oxide clusters, which often display structural features that are distinctly different from the bulk structure. The structures of Ce(2)O(2)(+), Ce(3)O(4)(+), and...

Nowadays engineered nanomaterials (ENM) are widely present in different areas of our life. Large application of ENM in daily used customer products leads to its released into the environment. The fate of ENM in aquatic system isn’t clearly understood that pose the threat for leaving organisms and for human health. Before making the risk assessment and the toxicity tests ENM should be fully char...