A new low-temperature electrochemical process that produces metallic iron from iron oxide and saltwater could help clean up steelmaking’s act (Joule 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.01.001).

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have discovered a surprising new type of magnetic property that could ...

Iron plus oxygen reacts to form iron oxide. And that’s your word equation! ... There is only one product, water. Here is the word equation for this reaction: Hydrogen + oxygen → water.

Structural insights into iron-based phase transformation oxides for highly efficient thermochemical water splitting. Acta Materialia , 2025; 292: 121023 DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121023 Cite ...

Metals and non-metals can be heated in oxygen to make compounds called oxides. Find out more with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Modified Rice Husk Ash Adsorbent. In a 2023 study, researchers used rice husk ash (RHA) and iron oxide nanoparticles to fabricate a low-cost and highly efficient adsorbent for ...

Whether the oxide which forms upon the surface of galvanized iron pipes will be dissolved, depends therefore entirely on the character of the water, flowing through them. Rain water contains more ...

When the hydrogen peroxide rinse is subsequently introduced, the iron oxide serves as a catalyst that converts the hydrogen peroxide into oxidants. ... and five others simply rinsed with water.

The idea is to get this energy out of the iron whenever needed by oxidizing the iron back to iron oxide. In times of excess energy from wind, sun or water, this iron ore could be again reduced to iron ...