“…As it follows from ref. [ 14 ], with the conditions mentioned above, this synthesis route led to the production of highly porous ceria (specific surface area, S BET = 187 m 2 g −1 , and pore volume, V p = 0.49 cm 3 g −1 ) in the form of easy-to-handle micro particles built of ceria nanocrystallites (<10 nm), with a surface concentration ratio Ce 3+ :Ce 4+ equal to 0.26. The ceria produced via the hard template method was selected for this study, because it was already proven that similar ceria have great potential for inorganic As species adsorption [ 13 ].…”