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Iron Oxides

Iron oxides are chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen, encompassing a family of phases that includes the oxides hematite, magnetite, and the metastable maghemite, together with the oxyhydroxides such as goethite. They occur abundantly as natural minerals and form readily through the corrosion and weathering…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 11× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2377-2549 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Iron oxides are chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen, encompassing a family of phases that includes the oxides hematite, magnetite, and the metastable maghemite, together with the oxyhydroxides such as goethite. They occur abundantly as natural minerals and form readily through the corrosion and weathering of iron, where metallic iron reacts with oxygen and water. Their behaviour is governed by iron oxidation state, crystal structure, particle size, and surface chemistry, which together determine colour, magnetic ordering, redox activity, and adsorption capacity. These properties underpin diverse applications: iron oxides serve as durable pigments, as heterogeneous catalysts, and as reactive media in environmental remediation, where zero-valent and oxide forms remove dyes, metals, and other contaminants from aqueous solution through adsorption and reductive transformation. At the nanoscale, iron oxide particles exhibit superparamagnetism and high surface-area-to-volume ratios that are exploited in magnetic separation, sensing, and biomedical contexts, while substituted ferrites tune magnetic and antibacterial response. Research continues on synthesis routes that control phase and morphology, on doping and substitution to modify catalytic and magnetic function, and on the use of iron-based materials for water treatment and sustainable corrosion-derived applications.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 11 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in New Developments in Chemistry (ISSN 2377-2549).

Journal editorial board
Annarita Del Gatto · Italy Bharat Gurale · United States Palani ELUMALAI · United Kingdom

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