Water → Cerium triacetate

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1147 g of water and 136 g of acetic acid were mixed and 236 g of cerium carbonate was added to form a clear solution of cerium acetate. The mixture was stirred for 48 hours to completely dissolve the carbonate. To the cerium acetate was added 512 g of zirconium acetate (20 wt % ZrO2) and stirred to make a homogeneous solution. The solution was spray dried at 110° C. to form a white powder of mixed acetates. The powder was calcined in a muffle furnace to a temperature of 500° C. for 1 hour to form the finished mixed oxide.

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