Synthesis of monodispersed micaceous iron oxide by the oxidation of iron with oxygen under hydrothermal conditions

The oxidation behavior of iron powder with oxygen was investigated in 5–25 m NaOH solutions at 5 MPa of oxygen partial pressure and 130–290°C, where m = mol(kg H₂O)^?1. Monodispersed micaceous iron oxide, α-Fe₂O₃, was synthesized by the oxidation of iron powder with 5 MPa of oxygen in 10–16 m NaOH solutions at 250–270°C. The diameter of micaceous iron oxide greatly changed depending on the reaction conditions such as the temperature, reaction time and concentrations of NaOH and coexisting ions.