Introduction: Oxygen fugacity (fO2) is an important factor in planetary formation and evolution. Certain minerals or assemblages of minerals are stable only under certain fO2 conditions (at a constant T and P) and can be recorders of ambient fO2 during geologic processes. The best estimate of oxygen fugacity from mineral assemblages has implications, from large-scale models of planetary evoluti...

CoxMg1-xFe2O4 (where x was 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 and 1) spinel ferrites were synthesized by the sol-gel combustion method using citric acid as fuel, following rules of propellant chemistry. Amorphous powders then calcined at 700 °C for 3 h. Structural analysis X-Ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR Raman spectroscopy confirmed formation a cubic structure where cation distribution inversion degree...

nanomagnetic mgfe2o4 is an active, stable, and reusable catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols. the oxidation of various primary and secondary alcohols has been examined and related corresponding products were obtained in good yields. the reactions were carried out in the presence of water as solvent and oxone (at room temperature) or h2o2 (at 60 ºc) as an oxidant. the catalyst was investigated...

Recent developments at synchrotron X-ray beamlines now allow collection of data suitable for structure determination and Rietveld structure refinement at high pressures and temperatures on challenging materials. These include materials, such as dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that tends to calcine at high temperatures, and Fe-containing materials, such as the spinel MgFe2O4, which tend to undergo changes...