Issue 2, 2015

Facile surfactant-free synthesis and characterization of Fe3O4@3-aminophenol–formaldehyde core–shell magnetic microspheres

Abstract

Fe3O4@3-aminophenol–formaldehyde (Fe3O4@APF) core–shell resin polymer magnetic nanocomposites were synthesized using a straightforward surfactant-free methodology. The shell quickly formed within 5 min and could be easily size tunable in the range from 15 to 137 nm by changing the concentrations of 3-aminophenol and formaldehyde. The morphology, composition and magnetic properties of the resulting magnetic microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis measurements. The magnetic microspheres were uniform in morphology and can be converted into Fe3O4@carbon magnetic nanocomposites because of their excellent thermal stability. Moreover, Fe3O4@APF magnetic microspheres have excelling adsorption properties in the removal of methyl blue.

Graphical abstract: Facile surfactant-free synthesis and characterization of Fe3O4@3-aminophenol–formaldehyde core–shell magnetic microspheres

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jul 2014
Accepted
29 Aug 2014
First published
29 Aug 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 519-524

Facile surfactant-free synthesis and characterization of Fe3O4@3-aminophenol–formaldehyde core–shell magnetic microspheres

J. Zhao, R. Luque, W. Qi, J. Lai, W. Gao, M. R. Hasan Shah Gilani and G. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 519 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03821E

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