Tuesday, December 22, 2009

How to synthesize nanomagnetic fluid

Using agate mortar, crush Chloride crystals of two metals, say cobalt chloride and iron chloride into fine powder. Put the fine crystals in a beaker and add distilled water so that we obtain a concentrated solution. Using high energy ball milling apparatus, ball mill it for 2 hours in a 650 rotations per minute speed. Add potassium hydroxide solution until it become brown. If it is not becoming brown, add a few drops of concentrated sodium hydroxide. The solution is subjected to heating till it boils. Let it remain there for 2 minutes. Ball milling shall repeated to 3 hours in a 600 rpm speed now. Filter the liquid and residue be dried using oven. Dried samples are heated to 773 K using a quality furnace. Put water, oleic acid and paraffin liquid in equal amount and ball mill it for 10 hours in a relatively low rpm (250 rpm enough). The resultant fluid is nanomagnetic and very much useful.

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