High pH colloidal dispersion of a cerium compound, and a process for its preparation

摘要

In a first embodiment of the invention, a colloidal dispersion of a cerium compound is characterised in that it has a pH of at least 4 and a conductivity of at most 5 mS/cm. In a second embodiment, the colloidal dispersion is characterised in that it has a pH of more than 5. In a third embodiment, the colloidal dispersion is characterised in that the colloids have a carbon content such that the carbon/cerium mole ratio is at Least 0.01 and in that the pH is greater than 5. A process for the preparation of these dispersions is characterised in that a first colloidal dispersion is used as a starting material, with a pH which is lower than the pH of the dispersion which is to be prepared, and the pH of the first dispersion is raised while reducing the ionic strength. For the third embodiment, an organic acid is added to the starting dispersion.