Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58, the most abundant of the rare-earth metals known as the lanthanides. It is a soft, silvery-white metal that is highly reactive and readily oxidizes in air, and it is distinctive among the lanthanides for its ability to switch between two stable ox…
Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58, the most abundant of the rare-earth metals known as the lanthanides. It is a soft, silvery-white metal that is highly reactive and readily oxidizes in air, and it is distinctive among the lanthanides for its ability to switch between two stable oxidation states, cerium(III) and cerium(IV). This redox versatility underlies many of its applications, making cerium and its oxide important in catalysis, including automotive catalytic converters and fluid catalytic cracking, as well as in glass polishing, ceramics, alloys, and emerging uses in fuel cells and as a constituent of nanoparticles studied for their antioxidant and catalytic properties. Research relevant to cerium chemistry in the OpenAccessPub portfolio includes a study of the effect of the Hyamine-1622 cationic surfactant on the pertraction of cerium(IV) cations through emulsion liquid membranes, which investigates the separation and transport behavior of cerium ions in a membrane system. Such work reflects ongoing interest in the recovery, separation, and chemical behavior of this technologically important rare-earth element. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to cerium, its chemistry, and its industrial and materials applications.
3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 3 articles above have been cited 11 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Cerium, linking to each citing work.