Iron titanate
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| Fe 2+ : __ / Ti 4+ : __ / O 2− : __ | ||||||||||||||||
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rhombohedral |
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| Space group |
R 3 (No. 148) |
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| Surname | Iron titanate | |||||||||||||||
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| Ratio formula | FeTiO 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Brief description |
gray odorless solid |
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| Molar mass | 151.75 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
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firmly |
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| density |
4.784 g cm −3 |
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| solubility |
practically insoluble in water |
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Iron titanate is an inorganic chemical compound of iron belonging to the titanate group .
Occurrence
Iron titanate occurs naturally in the form of the mineral ilmenite .
Extraction and presentation
Iron titanate can be synthesized by being through solid state reaction at very high pressure and temperature.
The compound can also be prepared by reacting iron nitrate with titanium tetrabutanolate or a number of other methods.
properties
Iron titanate is a gray, odorless solid that is practically insoluble in water. It has an ilmenite crystal structure with the space group R 3 (space group no. 148) .
use
Iron titanate is used as the main source of titanium. It is also used to make titanium dioxide by reacting sulfuric acid to give titanium oxygen sulfate , followed by hydrolysis.
Related links
- Pseudobrookit (iron (III) titanate)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Data sheet Iron (II) titanate, −100 mesh, 99.9% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 13, 2019 ( PDF ).
- ↑ a b c d e f Data sheet Iron (II) titanium oxide, 99.8 +% (metals basis) from AlfaAesar, accessed on April 13, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
- ^ AT Raghavender, Nguyen Hoa Hong et al. a .: Nano-ilmenite FeTiO3: Synthesis and characterization. In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 331, 2013, p. 129, doi : 10.1016 / y.jmmm.2012.11.028 .
- ↑ a b Anil B. Gambhire, Machhindra K. Lande u. a .: Synthesis and characterization of FeTiO3 ceramics. In: Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 9, 2016, S. S429, doi : 10.1016 / j.arabjc.2011.05.012 .