Cerium oxide (CeO2) for grinding and polishing optical glasses, t

Cerium oxide - (cerium oxide, cerium dioxide, glass polishing powder) is a fine odorless powder from perfectly white to brown (brick) color.

Cerium Oxide Applications: Numerous commercial applications of cerium include glass making, glass polishing, phosphors, ceramics, catalysts, and metallurgy: in the glass industry, cerium is regarded as the most effective glass polishing material for precision optical polishing. It is also used to color glass while retaining iron in its solid state.

The ability of cerium-containing glass to block ultraviolet rays has found its application in the manufacture of medical glassware and windows for spacecraft. This property is used in nuclear engineering, because Cerium-containing glasses - do not tarnish under the influence of radiation, allowing the production of thick glasses to protect workers.

Cerium oxide is widely used in various types of ceramic production, including the manufacture of dentures, as well as a stabilizing phase for products based on zirconium.
Application: polishing and grinding materials from small household to industrial. Designed for polishing a wide range of materials - glass (optical, technical, vacuum, window glass, etc.), ceramics, alloys, metals, natural and artificial crystals, stones, etc., especially for hard-to-polish materials.
Cerium oxide itself is a chemical compound of two elements, cerium and oxygen. Most often, cerium oxide is used in glass processing, and it is used in two ways: either cerium oxide is needed for glass polishing, or cerium oxide is used for glass melting. Also, sometimes cerium oxide is used for processing ceramics and cutting stones. Cerium oxide is especially popular among glass processors, because it, in combination with polishing wheels, allows you to obtain a perfect transparency of the facet.
Before starting work, you need to prepare, namely, to understand how to work with this tool! Cerium oxide is used in the form of an aqueous solution, and it usually has a ratio of polishing powder to water of 1:20.