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    • Synthesis of ferrite grade 𝛾-Fe2O3

      K S Rane V M S Verenkar

      Magnetic Materials Volume 24 Issue 1 February 2001 pp 39-45

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    • Keywords

       

      Carboxylate; hydrazine; metastable oxide; ferrite.

    • Abstract

       

      Iron(II) carboxylato–hydrazinates: Ferrous fumarato–hydrazinate (FFH), FeC4H2O4.2N2H4; ferrous succinato–hydrazinate (FSH), FeC4H4O4.2N2H4;ferrous maleato–hydrazinate (FEH), FeC4H2O4.2N2H4;ferrous malato–hydrazinate (FLH), FeC4H4O5.2N2H4;ferrous malonato–hydrazinate (FMH), FeC3H2O4.1.5N2H4.H2O; and ferrous tartrato–hydrazinate (FTH), FeC4H4O6.N2H4.H2O are being synthesized for the first time. These decompose (autocatalytically) in an ordinary atmosphere to mainly 𝛾-Fe2O3, while the unhydrazinated iron(II) carboxylates in air yield 𝛼-Fe2O3, but the controlled atmosphere of moisture requires for the oxalates to stabilize the metastable 𝛾-Fe2O3. The hydrazine released during heating reacts with atmospheric oxygen liberating enormous energy, $$N_2H_4 + O_2 \rightarrow N_2 + H_2O;\Delta H_2O = – 621 kJ/mol,$$ which enables to oxidatively decompose the dehydrazinated complex to 𝛾-Fe2O3. The reaction products N2 + H2O provide the necessary atmosphere of moisture needed for the stabilization of the metastable oxide.

      The synthesis, characterization and thermal decomposition (DTA/TG) of the iron(II) carboxylato–hydrazinates are discussed to explain the suitability of 𝛾-Fe2O3 in the ferrite synthesis.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      K S Rane1 V M S Verenkar1

      1. Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa 403 206, India

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      Published
      February 2001
      Manuscript received
      3 October 2000

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