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If this reaction is implemented at temperatures where the iron yielded is a solid, a sectioned, fractionally reacted iron oxide might appear as shown in Figure 3.26. As shown, for the hydrogen to reach the iron oxide with which it reacts, it has to diffuse through a layer of iron (mostly porous). In addition, the water vapour produced as a consequence of the reaction must be transported away from the iron-iron oxide interface by diffusion. Failing this, there will be accumulation of water vapour at the interface which will permit equilibrium point to be attained and the reaction ceases from further occurring. 

In sulfuric acid pickling, ferrous sulfate is formed from the reaction of iron oxides with sulfuric acid ... 

The reason for a previously reported explosion during reduction of iron oxide with carbon monoxide is given as the formation of pentacarbonyliron at temperatures between 0 and 150°C. Suitable heating arrangements and precautions will eliminate this hazard. 

Figure 36. Comparison of rate of reduction of iron oxide with and without co-MSFB (Tan, Yao, Wang, Liu, andKwauk, 1983).

Indirect employment of hydrocarbons involves a preliminary conversion (e.g., by steam reforming) of hydrocarbons to syngas followed by the reduction of iron oxides with H2 and CO components of the syngas. The following reactions occur during the reduction of... 

The subsequent reaction of the reduced iron oxide with steam regenerates the original oxidized form of iron oxide (i.e., magnetite) and yields pure hydrogen (mixed with unreacted steam) as follows ... 

The advantage of this procedure is that a spongy coating of metallic iron is obtained on the refractory iron oxide, with the result that the iron and the resulting magnetic oxide tend to be held together, and so keep the material open, and therefore free from back pressure to tile passage of the steam and water gas. 

Hoefs J (1970) Kohlenstoff-und Sauerstoff-Isotopenuntersuchungen an Karbonatkonkretionen und umgebendem Gestein. Contrib Miner Petrol 27 66-79 Hoefs J (1992) The stable isotope composition of sedimentary iron oxides with special reference to Banded Iron Formations. In Isotopic signatures and sedimentary records. Lecture Notes in Earth Sci 43 199-213, Springer Verlag, Berlin... 

Strangely enough, a combination similar to the ammonia catalyst, iron oxide plus alumina, yielded particularly good results (32). Together with Ch. Beck, the author found that other combinations such as iron oxide with chromium oxide, zinc oxide with chromium oxide, lead oxide with uranium oxide, copper oxide with zirconium oxide, manganese oxide with chromium oxide, and similar multicomponent systems were quite effective catalysts for the same reaction (33). 

Electrical conductivity is due to the motion of free charge carriers in the solid. These may be either electrons (in the empty conduction band) or holes (vacancies) in the normally full valence band. In a p type semiconductor, conductivity is mainly via holes, whereas in an n type semiconductor it involves electrons. Mobile electrons are the result of either intrinsic non-stoichiometry or the presence of a dopant in the structure. To promote electrons across the band gap into the conduction band, an energy greater than that of the band gap is needed. Where the band gap is small, thermal excitation is sufficient to achieve this. In the case of most iron oxides with semiconductor properties, electron excitation is achieved by irradiation with visible light of the appropriate wavelength (photoconductivity). 

The photocatalytic activity of iron oxides with semiconductor properties is of two kinds. The holes at the solid surface can oxidize either adsorbed or solution species (see Chap. 11), or both holes and electrons may induce dissolution of the solid phase (see Chap. 12). 

Interaction of iron oxides with other metal oxides and carbonates 1407... 

Ferrihydrite is the iron oxide with the most widespread distribution in living organisms. In the form of ferritin, an iron storage protein, it is found in all organisms from bacteria through to man (in heart, spleen and liver). It occurs in plants as phytoferritin (review by Seckback, 1982). Ferritin plays a key role in iron metabolism it maintains... 

The precipitation process serves to produce soft, yellow, orange, black or red iron oxides with very pure hues and good wetting properties. In contrast to the solid state... 

Sherman, D.M. Bums, R.G. Bums, U.M. (1982) Spectral characteristics of the iron oxides with applications to the Martian bright region mineralogy. J. Geophys. Res. 87 B 12 10169-10180... 

After treatment has proceeded for a period of time, either the coating reaches its maximum capacity to remove metals or the filter requires backwashing. At this time, the column can be backwashed to recover particulate metals from the column, and an acidic solution can be used to recover the adsorbed metals, thereby regenerating the column. Because the ferrihydrite is trapped on the sand particles, only the contaminant metals and nonferrihydrite are released. Thus the need to dispose of large amounts of iron oxide with the metal sludge, one of the main drawbacks of a conventional treatment process, is eliminated. 

Since the discovery in 1951 that magnetoplumbite, BaFei20i9 is a hard, semiconducting ferrigmagnet of considerable technical interest, several other iron oxides with closely related hexagonal structures have been synthesized and studied. Of particular interest for this review are those containing mixed valency. 

The selection of raw materials and the method of preparation of the catalyst base are important in determining the final quality of the catalyst. Impregnating almost any iron oxide with potassium hydroxide and drying it will yield a catalyst of some activity, but care must be exercised both in selecting the raw materials and in the method of preparation, if a superior catalyst is to be obtained. Generally, the purer the components the better the catalyst, but substantial quantities of impurities such as silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, and carbon can be tolerated. Suitable raw materials are obtainable at low cost, and satisfactory methods of preparation are simple and inexpensive. 

The reduced catalyst is thus further conditioned by exposing it to an environment which favors carbide formation relative to oxide formation. This can be done in a number of ways. For example, it was common practice for the Germans to treat their reduced catalyst with carbon monoxide at low pressures (10). When the catalyst is preconditioned and is maintained in a proper environment, it changes composition only slowly with time and retains its activity and selectivity at a high level. The freshly conditioned catalyst is chiefly a mixture of iron carbides and iron oxide, with a relatively small amount of reduced iron. As synthesis proceeds the catalyst accumulates a carbonaceous deposit which, in amounts up to 50% by weight of the catalyst, does not seem to affect significantly its catalytic powers. 

A similar reaction of great commercial importance is the synthesis of ammonia from the diatomic elements. The catalysts that are used commercially in this reaction are mixtures of iron and iron oxide with the oxides of potassium and aluminum. Indicating the adsorbed species by the subscript (or), the mechanism for the surface-catalyzed synthesis of ammonia is thought to involve the steps... 

These results may be understood with a specific example. If we were interested in amorphous iron oxide with apA f of 7 and apA jf of 9 (Table 11.3) and a surface hydroxyl concentration, [=MOH], of 2 x 10-6 mol-m-2, we could estimate that this... 

Orange iron oxide with the lepidocrocite structure (y-FeOOH) is obtained if dilute solutions of the iron(II) salt are precipitated with sodium hydroxide solution or other alkalis until almost neutral. The suspension is then heated for a short period, rapidly cooled, and oxidized [3.22], [3.23],... 

Transparent yellow iron oxide has the a-FeO(OH) (goethite) structure on heating it is converted into transparent red iron oxide with the a-Fe203 (hematite) structure. Differential thermogravimetric analysis shows a weight loss at 275 °C. Orange hues develop after brief thermal treatment of yellow iron oxide and can also be obtained by blending directly the yellow and red iron oxide powders. 

An array of standards is prepared so that one series of the nine previously described standards contains a total iron oxide concentration (including that attributable to the G-2) of 10%, a second series of standards contains a total iron oxide concentration of 15%, and so on up to 30% iron oxide, with a total of 45 mixtures. 

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