ceriabased

Ceriabased is a fictional multinational technology company described in science fiction and world-building contexts. It specializes in ceria-based materials and their commercial applications, including energy storage and conversion, catalysis, and protective coatings. The name derives from ceria, the oxide form of cerium, and the word based to emphasize its materials-platform approach.

The company is depicted as developing and supplying ceria-based catalysts for automotive exhaust and chemical processing, ceria-based electrolytes and components for solid oxide fuel cells, and protective coatings for turbines, solar cells, and sensors. It also offers contract research, materials design, and high-throughput screening services.

In fictional histories, Ceriabased was founded in the early 2010s by a group of researchers from a European ceramics institute and expanded to global R&D centers in Europe, North America, and Asia. Its growth is attributed to partnerships with universities, national laboratories, and industrial clients, as well as open-source style collaborations in some depictions.

Governance is described as a high-technology firm with a board and chief technical officer responsible for materials programs, quality assurance, and intellectual property strategy. The company is generally portrayed as promoting sustainable energy technologies and low-emission processes, while also attracting scrutiny over industry influence on research funding and market concentration in its fictional world.

Related topics include ceria, cerium oxide, and solid oxide fuel cells.