Effect of the sequence of chemical transformations on the spatial segregation of components and formation of periclase-spinel nanopowders in the MgO–Fe2O3–H2O System

Abstract

Specific features of the process in which oxide nanopowders are formed in a hydrothermal treatment of coprecipitated magnesium and iron oxides were studied. It was shown that the rate at which oxide nanoparticles are formed increases when reagents structurally close to the final product are used. It was found that, with the hydrothermal treatment of coprecipitated magnesium and iron hydroxides at 450°C combined with the subsequent thermal treatment in air at temperatures of 400–600°C, it is possible to obtain a homogeneous mixture of nanocrystalline powders based on an iron-containing spinel phase and magnesium oxide.