Easily fabricated Fe/Se soft magnetic material for catalytic phenol oxidation

The novel Fe/Se soft magnetic material could be obtained easily by heating equal molar of selenium and iron powders. The saturation magnetization, residual magnetic field strength and coercive force of the material were 50.9 emu/g, 1.78 emu/g and 175.7 Oe, respectively, in accordance with the characteristic parameters of the soft magnetic materials. The material could catalyze the phenol oxidation reaction to produce p-benzoquinone selectively. As a selenium-containing magnetic substance, the material can give full play to the properties of selenium and magnetic materials at the same time, and thus may be of profound application values in industry.

Automated summary

Fe/Se soft magnetic material can be easily obtained by heating equal molar of selenium and iron powders, exhibiting saturation magnetization, residual magnetic field strength, and coercive force in accordance with soft magnetic materials. The material can selectively catalyze phenol oxidation reaction to produce p-benzoquinone, and with its selenium-containing magnetic properties, it may have profound application values in industry.