摘要 |
A process for producing acicular magnetite or maghemite of high axial ratio, which comprises preparing an iron (II) hydroxide suspension at a pH of at least 11 with a magnesium sulfate or magnesium chloride in an amount of 0.5 to 7.0 atomic % based on the amount of the iron (II) hydroxide in the suspension and calculated as the ratio of Mg to Fe (II), oxidizing the resultant suspension with the oxygen-containing gas to form an acicular iron (III) oxide hydroxide in the form of particles having a long axis length of 0.3 to 2.0 mu m and an axial ratio of more than 20:1, reducing said acicular iron (III) oxide hydroxide into the acicular magnetite, and oxidizing the resultant acicular magnetite to form the acicular maghemite, if necessary.
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