Synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles by wet milling iron ...
Nanosized Fe 3 O 4 particles were prepared by wet milling metallic iron powder (∼200 mesh, 99%) in a planetary ball mill equipped with stainless steel vials using iron balls under distilled water with a balltopowder mass ratio of 50:1 and at a rotation speed of 300 rpm. During grinding the following reaction takes place: (1) 3Fe + 4H 2 O → Fe 3 O 4 + 4H 2 ↑ which was considerably ...