Abstract
X-ray diffraction and kinetic measurements show that the rate of oxidation of magnetite crystals smaller than about 0.2µ to γ-Fe2O3 is controlled by the diffusion of iron cations. A model of the mechanism is successful in describing the kinetics of the process.
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GALLAGHER, K., FEITKNECHT, W. & MANNWEILER, U. Mechanism of Oxidation of Magnetite to γ-Fe2O3. Nature 217, 1118–1121 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2171118a0
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