Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 1985, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (3): 267-273.

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A STUDY ON FORMATION PROCESS OF Fe3O4

DU YOUWEI1, LU HUAIXIAN1, GU XINGYUN2   

  1. 1. Institute of Solid State Physics Nanjing University;
    2. Nanjing Institute of Soil Science, Academia Sinca
  • Received:1982-10-08 Revised:1983-01-27 Online:1985-09-30 Published:1985-09-30

Abstract: The magnetic properties of magnetite prepared by chemical coprecipitation are closely related to the precipitator mixing method, concentration of solution and molar ratio of Fe2+/Fe3+ and Fe2+/OH- ions etc. When the alkaline solution is slowly added to the mixed aqueous solution containing ferric and ferrous ions, the process of formation of Fe3O4 consists of two steps.