ABSTRACT
Nanoparticles .................................................................................... 179 9.2 Preparation of CeO2 Nanoparticles by the O/W Microemulsion
Reaction Method ........................................................................................... 181 9.2.1 Use of Various Microemulsion Formulations and Precipitating
Agents ............................................................................................... 181 9.2.2 Optimized Synthesis Strategy and Systematic Microemulsion
Composition ...................................................................................... 184 9.3 Synthesis and Characterization of Eu-Doped Ceria Nanoparticles.............. 189 9.4 Impregnation of CeO2 with Au and Its Use in Catalysis for CO
Oxidation: Comparison with Other Oxides .................................................. 191 9.5 Conclusions and Perspectives ....................................................................... 195 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................. 195 References .............................................................................................................. 195
the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles based on oil-in-water (O/W) microemulsions (Sanchez-Dominguez et al. 2009), in contrast to the typically used water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion reaction method (Boutonnet et al. 1982; Destrée and Nagy 2006; Eastoe et al. 2006). The aim of this chapter is to discuss our recent developments about the use of O/W microemulsions as confined reaction media for the synthesis of pure cerium oxide nanoparticles, as well as the synthesis of Eu-doped cerium oxide. In addition, the preparation of Au-impregnated cerium oxide and its use in the catalytic oxidation of CO is also discussed.
