Title

Fenton-Like Reaction Catalyzed By The Rare Earth Inner Transition Metal Cerium

Abstract

Cerium (Ce) is a rare earth metal that is not known to have any biological role. Cerium oxide materials of several sizes and shapes have been developed in recent years as a scaffold for catalysts. Indeed even cerium oxide nanoparticles themselves have displayed catalytic activities and antioxidant properties in tissue culture and animal models. Because of ceria's ability to cycle between the +3 and +4 states at oxygen vacancy sites, we investigated whether cerium metal would catalyze a Fenton-like reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Indeed, cerium chloride did exhibit radical production in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, as assessed by relaxation of supercoiled plasmid DNA. Radical production in this reaction was also followed by production of radical cation of 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS). Radical scavengers and spin traps were capable of competing with ABTS for radicals produced in this cerium dependent Fenton-like reaction. Electron paramagnetic resonance experiments reveal both hydroxyl radical and superoxide anion in a reaction containing cerium and hydrogen peroxide. Based on these results we propose that cerium is capable of redox-cycling with peroxide to generate damaging oxygen radicals. © 2008 American Chemical Society.

Publication Date

7-1-2008

Publication Title

Environmental Science and Technology

Volume

42

Issue

13

Number of Pages

5014-5019

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/es8001508

Socpus ID

46849100641 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/46849100641

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