Wet milling versus co-precipitation in magnetite ferrofluid preparation

Autor: Almásy László, Creanga Dorina, Nadejde Claudia, Rosta László, Pomjakushina Ekaterina, Ursache-Oprisan Manuela
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, Vol 80, Iss 3, Pp 367-376 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0352-5139
1820-7421
DOI: 10.2298/JSC140313053A
Popis: Various uses of ferrofluids for technical applications continuously raise the interest in improvement and optimization of preparation methods. This paper deals with preparation of finely granulated magnetite particles coated with oleic acid in hydrocarbon suspensions following either chemical co-precipitation from iron salt precursors or wet milling of micron size magnetite powder with the goal to compare the benefits and disadvantages of each method. Microstructural measurements showed that both methods gave similar magnetite particle size of 10-15 nm. Higher saturation magnetization was achieved for the wet-milled magnetite suspension compared to relatively rapid co-precipitation synthesis. Different efficacies of ferrophase incorporation into kerosene could be related to the different mechanisms of oleic acid bonding to nanoparticle surface. The comparative data show that wet milling represents a practicable alternative to the traditional co-precipitation since despite of longer processing time, chemicals impact on environment can be avoided as well as the remnant water in the final product.
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