Title : Outstanding flame approach for production Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles
Abstract:
Synthesis of functional iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3) has attracted considerable attention recently due to their potential diverse applications such as catalysis, optical magnetic recording, gas sensors, electronic devices and biomedical applications. The flame route establishes the science of the synthesis of functional iron oxide nanoparticles from premixed flames by achieving nanoparticle sizes of less than 3 nm. Common methods for producing ferric oxide nanoparticles particularly sol-gel, hydrothermal, co-precipitation and microwave with comparative assessment for these methods, and the combustion synthesis of nanoparticles. Of all the methods, combustion based synthesis method was found to be the most appropriate due to significant advantages over the wet chemical processes. In addition , recently it has been shown that combustion synthesis is the simplest and most economic method for nanoparticle production. Flame synthesis usually occurs as a single-step process, whereas wet chemical methods take multiple steps. Most importantly, combustion synthesis has proven to be an easily scalable process that can achieve high product yields and large, continuous production quantity.
