Facile fabrication of magnetite (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of waste iron supplements
A sustainable hydrothermal carbonization route valorizes expired iron supplements into magnetite nanoparticles, offering low-energy nanomaterial fabrication for water treatment and other industrial applications.
Authors
- Samuel Darko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3923-2020)
- Joe F. Bozeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9791-1043)
- Yongsheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9519-2302)
- Ahmed Yunus
Institutions
- St. Thomas University (US)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Benedict College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Sustainability
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00312a
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- University of South Carolina