Mineral: |
Magnetite |
Reference: |
DBMS13 |
Preparation: |
produced by adding 60 mL of 6 M NH4OH to 50 mL of a mixed Fe(II,III) chloride solution 0.4 M in FeII and 0.8 M in FeIII. The suspension was first washed with 0.025 M CaCl2, then several times with 0.01 M NaCl. The mineral was stored as suspension in 0.01 M NaCl for the sorption experiments. |
Sample characterized via: |
☑ Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
☑ X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
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Comment: |
nanoparticulate magnetite; spherical morphology |
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