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Chemistry of Iron Nitrate-Based Precursor Solutions for Spray-Flame Synthesis

Chemistry of Iron Nitrate-Based Precursor Solutions for Spray-Flame Synthesis

Malte F B Stodt, Munko Gonchikzhapov, Tina Kasper, Udo Fritsching, Johannes Kiefer

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2019 Nov 28;21(44):24793-24801.

PMID: 31687703

Abstract:

Understanding the chemistry of iron-based metal-organic precursor solutions for spray-flame synthesis is a key step to developing inexpensive and large scale applications for gas-phase synthesized, nano-sized iron oxide particles. Owing to the large variety of available organic solvents and iron compounds, the choice of a suitable precursor-solvent pair is challenging. Systematic investigations of the precursor chemistry of iron-based systems are currently not available. This work aims at filling this gap by providing a detailed spectroscopic analysis of mixtures containing iron(iii) nitrate nonahydrate and alkyl alcohols (C2-4). Moreover, the impact of adding 2-ethylhexanoic acid is explored. The FTIR spectra reveal the formation of carboxylates and allow deriving information about the coordination of the metal-carboxylate complexes. The stability of the precursor solutions is investigated by monitoring precipitation phenomena and turbidity. Furthermore, gas chromatography is employed to provide additional information on oxidation products and esters as well as to aid the interpretation of the FTIR data. It is found that the formation of esters has an enhancing effect on iron sorption and, thus, it promotes precursor stability.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP7782618	Iron(III) nitrate nonahydrate		7782-61-8	Price

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