Inventors:
John A. Thompson - Miami FL
International Classification:
C01G 4900
Abstract:
Alkali metal iron (IV) and iron (VI) ferrates are produced by the reaction at high temperatures of reactant mixtures of either (a) iron oxide and alkali metal oxide or peroxide or (b) elemental iron and alkali metal peroxide, wherein the reactions are conducted at least in their initial stages in the absence of free oxygen, e. g. , in a vacuum or in a inert gas atmosphere.