| The field of advanced materials science which relates to the synthesis, characterization, exploration, interrogation, exploitation, and utilization of micro and nanostructured materials has been growing very rapidly in the past few years, since the realization that creating new materials and devices from micro and nanoscale building blocks could access new and improved properties and functionalities. Understanding the critical roles that surfaces and interfaces play in micro-nanostructured materials is very important as these types of particles have very high surface to area ratio.; Homogeneous precipitation of iron oxide was carried out using inorganic precursor ferric chloride, which was reacted with urea and sodium hydroxide. Two methods were involved in the synthesis process, namely oven treatment and hydrothermal treatment. Hydrothermal treatment carried out using an autoclave and oven treatment with gravity convection oven. Reactions were carried out by at different process parameters like pH, temperature, concentration and aging time. The samples were characterized using techniques like infra-red spectroscopy, FTIR-ATR, Mossbauer and UV-Visible spectroscopy. Spectrum obtained by the analysis of the samples confirmed the formation of hematite and maghemite iron oxide particles.; With this synthesis approach, a novel access to iron oxide colloids is available in addition to the well-known inorganic salt routes. |
