Abstract
Nanostructured iron-containing compounds are promising for food fortification and supplementation to alleviate iron deficiency due to their fast dissolution in dilute acid and high dietary iron bioavailability. Furthermore, when such compounds are encapsulated in a nano-CaO matrix, their dissolution rate is increased. Here the relation between that rate and iron structure (amorphous/crystalline Fe2O3, crystalline Ca2Fe2O5, or monomeric Fe3+ inside CaO) is investigated. We used X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy as complementary techniques to study the local iron environment in Ca/Fe oxides as a function of nanoparticle composition. Nanostructured mixed Ca/Fe oxide-containing powders were prepared by flame spray pyrolysis, and their dissolution over time in acidic solutions (pH 1 and 3) was monitored by EPR spectroscopy. Three types of Fe were distinguished in these as-prepared powders: monomeric Fe3+ and crystalline Ca2Fe2O5 at low Fe content powders (Ca:Fe ≥ 3....
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