摘要:
Ceric oxide particulates having a specific surface of at least 190 m.sup.2 /g, measured after calcination at a temperature of from 350.degree. to 450.degree. C., and a specific surface of at least 15 m.sup.2 /g after calcination at 800.degree. C., are prepared by (a) suspending, in an aqueous solution of a decomposable base, a ceric hydroxide of the formula (I):Ce(M).sub.x (OH).sub.y (NO.sub.3).sub.z (I)wherein M is an alkali metal or a quaternary ammonium radical; x is a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.2; y is such that y=4-z+x; and z is a number ranging from 0.4 to 0.7; (b) heating the resulting suspension in a confined reaction zone to a temperature and pressure respectively lower than its critical temperature and pressure; (c) cooling such reaction medium and permitting it to return to atmospheric pressure; (d) separating the ceric hydroxide thus treated; and (e) calcining the separated ceric hydroxide.
摘要:
Ceric oxide particulates having a specific surface of at least 190 m.sup.2 /g, measured after calcination at a temperature of from 350.degree. to 450.degree. C., and a specific surface of at least 15 m.sup.2 /g after calcination at 800.degree. C., are prepared by (a) suspending, in an aqueous solution of a decomposable base, a ceric hydroxide of the formula (I):Ce(M).sub.x (OH).sub.y (NO.sub.3).sub.z (I)wherein M is an alkali metal or a quaternary ammonium radical; x is a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.2; y is such that y=4-z+x; and z is a number ranging from 0.4 to 0.7; (b) heating the resulting suspension in a confined reaction zone to a temperature and pressure respectively lower than its critical temperature and pressure; (c) cooling such reaction medium and permitting it to return to atmospheric pressure; (d) separating the ceric hydroxide thus treated; and (e) calcining the separated ceric hydroxide.
摘要:
Essentially anhydrous (i.e., containing no more than 2.5% by weight of water of hydration) admixtures of (i) dehydrated rare earth halides, (ii) at least 10% by weight of alkali and/or alkaline earth metal halides, and (iii) up to 4.5% by weight of rare earth oxyhalides, these halides being other than fluorides, are produced by mixing hydrated rare earth halides with alkali and/or alkaline earth metal halides and then raising the temperature of such admixtures, advantageously in the presence of a gaseous flux containing a dehydrating halocompound, to a value ranging from 150.degree. to 350.degree. C. as to essentially dehydrate the hydrated rare earth halides, the final admixtures are well adapted for the production of rare earth metals therefrom.