Hi everyone, especially those working in this chemical/material engineering field. I have a question about the possibility of making granulated/pelletization Fe3O4 (magnetite) with an inorganic binder. I'm not from the field and want to create cheap and simple granulated/pelletization Fe3O4 (magnetite) for use as a conductive material for methane generation in Interspecies Electron Transfer (MIET/DIET).
The questions are:
1. What is the best inorganic binder for binding these iron oxides?
2. How to make standardized and reliable granulated/pelletization Fe3O4 (magnetite) with an inorganic binder?! (as using organic binder tends to disintegrate in mesophilic temp also low pH and cause a decrease in the conductivity of the magnetite)
3. If my laboratory has only limited tools to create it such as a simple magnetite stirrer, tube furnace and vacuum pressure pump, can it be done?!
4. What is the required technique to identify, measure and test the results of granulated/pelletization Fe3O4 (magnetite)?
The simplest and most effective inorganic binder for agglomerating mineral powders is liquid glass. I don't know if you will get the required properties from magnetite agglomerates on a liquid glass binder, but you will definitely get the agglomerates themselves.
You can get agglomerates on a liquid glass binder in two ways:
The liquid glass binder will bond the agglomerates without firing, but after firing the strength of the agglomerates will increase significantly.
Thank you, Prof. Vadim Verlotski. I'm very pleased to get feedback from an expert like you. I have some questions.
1. Is the ratio between magnetite, water, and SiO₂ 1:1:1?
2. Is it just an oven, or is it better to use a tube furnace? If using a furnace, is it okay to use O2 as a carrier gas, and how long does it take to oven/furnace it?
3. The same question for the liquid slip
4. Do both inorganic binders reduce the magnetite conductivity of magnetite, as I need to have their physicochemical properties for the experiment?
Hi
To your questions:
Very much appreciated, prof. Vadim Verlotski
I will try what you suggested and check the conductivity afterwards.
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