Iron hydroxides spinel oxides

Uzunova, E., Klissurski, D., Mitov, I. and Stefanov, P. (1993). Coball-iron hydroxide carbonate as a precursor for the synthesis of high-dispersity spinel mixed oxides. Chem. Mater., 5, 576-582. 

Oxides and oxide -hydroxides Iron oxide pigments Chromium oxide pigments Mixed metal oxide pigments chromium oxide cob chromium oxide hydrate green alt green and b lue iron oxide red iron oxide orange chromium rutile orange iron oxide yellow nickel rutile yellow, chromium rutile yellow iron oxide brown zinc iron spinell, Mn-Fe-brown... 

Chromia Chromite Cr2Fe04 is the most commonly used chromium-containing mineral for ceramic formulations. This mineral has a spinel crystal structure, where the iron may be replaced by magnesium and aluminum. Chromite is used in ceramics largely as a refractory in the form of burned and chemically bonded bricks. For this purpose, a low-silica material is desired. When low silica is desired, chromic oxide is extracted from chromite by dissolution in add, removal of the iron impiu-ity by liquid—liquid extraction, and precipitation of the hydroxide, which is subsequently calcined to the oxide. Chromic oxide is used as a color additive to azes and enamels and in ferrite production to give magnetic materials. 

The difficulties in synthesizing the mixed spinel seem related to both thermodynamic and kinetic issues. Hydroxides (and/or basic salts) of divalent elements are more stable than the ferrite at low temperatures. The large reactivity difference between iron and chromium explains the rapid crystallization of iron oxides or oxyhydroxides compared with the chromium compounds, as well as the segregation of both elements. 

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