Ferrous tungstate


Ferrous tungstate is an inorganic compound, a tungstate of ferrous iron. It can be synthesized from iron(III) chloride and sodium tungstate under hydrothermal conditions with the presence of L-cysteine reduces Fe3+ to Fe2+. Ferberite is composed of this compound.

Synthesis techniques

Hydrothermal process

The hydrothermal process is a method for synthesizing crystals. Reagents used in this process are ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt and hexamethylenetetramine. helps in controlling the morphology of crystals by binding to metal ions and preventing their premature precipitation and HMT acts as a pH buffer and a source of ammonia.