The present invention is directed to methods for preparing hydrous
iron oxide spherules, hydrous
iron oxide gels such as gel slabs, films, capillary and
electrophoresis gels, iron monohydrogen
phosphate spherules, hydrous
iron oxide spherules having suspendable particles homogeneously embedded within to form composite sorbents and catalysts, iron monohydrogen
phosphate spherules having suspendable particles of at least one different
sorbent homogeneously embedded within to form a composite
sorbent, iron
oxide spherules having suspendable particles homogeneously embedded within to form a composite of hydrous iron
oxide fiber materials, iron
oxide fiber materials, hydrous iron oxide
fiber materials having suspendable particles homogeneously embedded within to form a composite, iron oxide fiber materials having suspendable particles homogeneously embedded within to form a composite,
dielectric spherules of
barium,
strontium, and lead ferrites and mixtures thereof, and composite catalytic spherules of
barium or
strontium ferrite embedded with oxides of Mg, Zn, Pb, Ce and mixtures thereof. These variations of hydrous iron oxide spherules and gel forms prepared by the gel-sphere, internal gelation process offer more useful forms of inorganic
ion exchangers, catalysts, getters, dielectrics, and ceramics.