Preparation of High Purity and Superfine CeO_2-ZrO_2 by Hydrothermal Method

Superfine composite powders of CeO2-ZrO2 (CZ) and CeO2-ZrO2-La2O3 (CZL) were prepared by hydrothermal method. The effects of pH?temperature and time for hydrothermal process on the performance of the resulting powders were studied. The optimized reaction parameters were on follows: the precursor′s pH≈9.0, hydrothermal temperature of 200 ℃ holding for 2 h. Thermal stable powders with average particle size smaller than 10 nm and specific surface area of 171 m2·g-1 were obtained. A BET specific surface area was still at 44 m2·g-1 after calcination at 1 000 ℃ for 6 hours.