Preparation of acicular ferromagnetic metal particles consisting essentially of iron
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsHansjoerg Siegle, Hans H. Reich, Horst Autzen, Werner Steck, Werner Loeser, Eckhard Hetzel, Manfred Ohlinger
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Abstract
A process for the preparation of acicular ferromagnetic metal particles, consisting essentially of iron, by reducing acicular iron oxides and/or iron oxide hydroxides, which are either pure or are modified with conventional foreign metal ions, by means of a gaseous reducing agent in a fluidized bed furnace in which a stirrer is provided immediately above the fluidizing grid.
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A process for the preparation of acicular ferromagnetic metal particles, consisting essentially of iron, by reducing acicular iron oxides and/or iron oxide hydroxides, which are either pure or are modified with conventional foreign metal ions, by means of a gaseous reducing agent in a fluidized bed furnace having a fluidizing grid, said process including:
- providing a stirrer having at least one arm in the fluidized bed furnace at a point immediately above said grid, and
- stirring the fluidized product at that location by means of said stirrer.
In an apparatus for the preparation of acicular ferromagnetic metal particles, consisting essentially of iron, by reducing acicular iron oxides and/or iron oxide hydroxides, which are either pure or are modified with conventional foreign metal ions, said apparatus comprising a fluidized bed furnace with means for introducing a gaseous reducing agent into said furnace, the improvement
- that a stirrer is provided in the fluidized bed furnace immediately above the fluidizing grid, said stirrer having at least one arm to which a drag flap is attached, said drag flap bridging the gap between the arm and the fluidizing grid.
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