J. Madarasz et al., THERMALLY-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE OXIDATION-STATE OF CERIUM(IV) - A STUDY OF CARBONATE AND CHLORO COMPLEXES, Journal of thermal analysis, 49(3), 1997, pp. 1347-1355
Cesium hexachlorocerate(IV), Cs2CeCl6 (I) and sodium pentakis(carbonat
o)cerate(IV), Na6Ce(CO3)(5).12H(2)O (II) have been investigated in air
by simultaneous TG/DTA, FTIR and XRD in order to follow the oxidation
state of cerium during their thermal treatment. The thermal decomposi
tion of the hexachloro compound (I) is accompanied by a double change
in the oxidation state of cerium. First, in an inner reduction-oxidati
on reaction, chlorine is evolved and a Cs2CeCl5 phase is obtained. The
immediately starting oxidation of this Ce(III) species caused various
phase transitions in the CeCl3-CsCl system formed. The presence of Cs
3CeCl6 above 400 degrees C can also be assumed and finally this phase
also oxidizes into CeO2 with the formation of CsCl as by-product. In t
he case of the pentacarbonato complex (II), no Ce(III) species were de
tected. The final products of its decomposition were CeO2 and Na2CO3.