Considered a rare earth metal, cerium is silvery-white, ductile, and soft. It tarnishes when exposed to air and is soft enough to be cut with knife. Easily extracted from its ores, cerium is usually found in combination with other rare earth metals such as bastnaesite and monazite. Cerium also possesses unique stable state that does not oxidize with water. It is considered one of the most common lanthanides, followed by neodymium, praseodymium, and lanthanum. Cerium is available in abundance ... Read more

Considered a rare earth metal, cerium is silvery-white, ductile, and soft. It tarnishes when exposed to air and is soft enough to be cut with knife. Easily extracted from its ores, cerium is usually found in combination with other rare earth metals such as bastnaesite and monazite. Cerium also possesses unique stable state that does not oxidize with water. It is considered one of the most common lanthanides, followed by neodymium, praseodymium, and lanthanum. Cerium is available in abundance ... Read more

Cerium is a very soft and ductile metal which oxidizes very easily in the air. The metallic cerium is manufactured using metallothermic process which in turns gives cerium of higher purity. Cerium is used as catalysts and adhesives in numerous commercial applications. Cerium exhibits properties similar to that of calcium and accumulates in the bones in small amounts. Cerium can be found in small amounts in barley and tobacco plants. 

The market for cerium was mainly driven ... Read more