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Iron titration for acid pickle bath




What method would be usable to obtain an iron concentration via iron titration methodology?
What would an acceptable range for iron concentration in this bath be considering it's a 1000 gallon tank? what level would need to be time for a tank dump? I am new to system and previous employees did not keep any records so any help would be appreciated.. thanks

Sue Kufahl
pretreatment and painting company - Berlin, Wisconsin
2006



2006

Sue -

A common titration for Fe+3 is a redox titration with sodium thiosulphate [on eBay or Amazon] . You should be able to find details on the web or in a Chem textbook. It's important that Fe+3 be the only oxidizing agent in the bath however or you will get errors.

Consult your company internal specifications for guidelines on the concentration needed to maintain.

As far as tank life goes, you may have to run some experiments to determine that.

Terry Tomt
- Auburn, Washington



2006

And, Fe(+2) is commonly titrated with an oxidizer such as potassium dichromate or potassium permanganate [on eBay or Amazon].
What acid solution are you using, does it become yellow or green or ? To what pH do you titrate for acid, and does a rusty (red-brown) precipitate form? If so, the calculated acidity will be high, as some NaOH is consumed via Fe(OH)3 formation. An specific gravity data?
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