Transformation of ferrihydrite in the presence or absence of trace Fe(II): The effect of preparation procedures of ferrihydrite

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2009.03.030· OSTI ID:21370481

Hui, Liu; Ping, Li; Bin, Lu ^[1]; Yuhan, Sun ^[2]

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1. School of Chemistry and material Science, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterial of Hebei Province, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016 (China)
2. Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001 (China)

Two-line ferrihydrite was prepared by two different procedures. In procedure 1, which is widely used, ferrihydrite (named as ferrihydrite-1) was prepared by droping NaOH solution into Fe(III) solution. In procedure 2, which is rarely reported, ferrihydrite (named as ferrihydrite-2) was prepared by adding Fe(III) and NaOH solutions into a certain volume of water simultaneously. The results showed that mixing procedures of Fe(III) and alkaline were critical in the sub-microstructures and the conversion mechanisms of ferrihydrites in the presence or absence of trace Fe(II). The sub-microstructure of ferrihydrite-1 favored the mechanism of its dissolution re-crystallization and hematite nanoparticles with rough surface were obtained. The sub-microstructure of ferrihydrite-2 favored the solid state transformation from ferrihydrite to hematite and hematite nanoparticles with smooth surface were formed. These research results will be helpful for us to control the synthesis of hematite nanoparticles with different surface state. - Graphical abstract: Ferrihydrites prepared by mixing Fe{sup 3+} and NaOH solutions according to different procedures can rapidly transform into hematite particles with different surface structures in the presence of trace Fe(II).

• OSTI ID: 21370481
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 182; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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