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New Inverse Emulsion-Polymerized Iron/Polyaniline Composites for Permanent, Highly Magnetic Iron Compounds via Calcination
oleh: Tar-Hwa Hsieh, Lin-Chia Ho, Yen-Zen Wang, Ko-Shan Ho, Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Li-Fan Hung
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2021-09-01 |
Deskripsi
The hydrophilic initiator potassium persulfate (KPS) was converted into a hydrophobic molecule by complexing with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) at both ends of the molecule (CTAPSu). Inverse emulsion polymerization thus proceeded inside micelles dispersed in the affluent toluene with CTAPSu as the initiator. Polyaniline (PANI) formed inside the micelles and entangled with Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles already esterified with oleic acid (OA). Iron composites consisted of OA-esterified Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles covered with PANI after de-emulsification. After calcination at 950 °C in an argon atmosphere, the resultant iron compound was a mixture of α-Fe (ferrite) and Fe<sub>3</sub>C (cementite), as determined by X-ray diffraction. Eventually, the calcined iron compounds (mixtures) demonstrated superparamagnetic properties with a high saturation magnetization (Ms) of 197 emu/g, which decayed to 160 emu/g after exposure to the atmosphere for four months.