Northwestern University researchers are actively overturning the conventional view of iron oxides as mere phosphorus "sinks." A critical nutrient for life, most phosphorus in the soil is organic—from ...

The burning metals are reacting with oxygen in the air and producing metal oxides. Sparklers contain small pieces of iron. When you burn the iron it reacts with oxygen to make iron oxide ...

Iron oxide reactions in the soil help synthesize inorganic phosphorus for plants Researchers found that iron oxides in soil catalyze reactions that produce phosphorus, an essential nutrient for ...