Cerium oxide is used in incandescent gas mantles, as a glass polishing agent and as a catalyst in self-cleaning ovens. Cerium is also extensively used in the film and television industry in carbon ...

Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the ... temperature of 3000 degrees Fahrenheit melting the contents to a liquid. "After it's all melted, we pull it out of the furnace and ...

Cerium Oxide Nanotubes Get Noticed Date: March 30, 2006 Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory Summary: Chemists and materials scientists often study "nanotubes" -- capsule-shaped molecules only a ...

Cerium compounds are used in the manufacture of glass, as a component and a decolouriser. • Cerium oxide is used as a glass-polishing agent. • Cerium in conjunction with other rare earth metals is ...