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Effect of Spray Parameters in a Spray Flame Reactor During FexOy Nanoparticles Synthesis

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Synthesis and characterization of FexOy nanoparticles were carried out in order to study reaction parameters influence in a spray flame reactor. FexOy powders were prepared with three different precursors aiming to understand how the reactor conditions, dispersion gas flow, and precursor solution flow affect morphology, shape, particle size distribution, crystalline phases, and residue content of the obtained materials. Thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy were employed to characterize the materials. In addition, magnetic behavior of the obtained samples was evaluated. It was found that the evaluated parameters influenced the residue contents obtaining weight changes from 10 to 35%. Particle size distribution centers also showed differences between 17 and 24 nm. By XRD, Raman, and TEM, the presence of hematite (a-Fe2O3), maghemite (γ-Fe2O3), and magnetite (Fe3O4) was evidenced and explained based on the gas and liquid content in the flame. Additionally, the saturation magnetization was measured for selected samples, obtaining values between 26 and 32 emu g−1. These magnetic measurements were correlated with the crystalline phase composition and particle size distributions.

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Authors acknowledge Universidad de Antioquia (CODI) for the founding (Codigo 20157828). Luisa Carvajal acknowledges COLCIENCIAS for the scholarship.

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Carvajal, L., Buitrago-Sierra, R., Santamaría, A. et al. Effect of Spray Parameters in a Spray Flame Reactor During FexOy Nanoparticles Synthesis. J Therm Spray Tech 29, 368–383 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-020-00991-1

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