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sad.gif posted on 19-3-2014 at 02:04
Solvent for ferrous oxlate


I am leaching iron oxide using oxalic acid but the compound formed is ferrous oxalte which is also insoluable in water and supposed to report in filterate.

Is there any solvent by which I can dissolve the ferrous oxalte and separate it from unreacted material ?

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[*] posted on 19-3-2014 at 03:27


Heat it until it decomposes then react the iron with HCL.



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[*] posted on 19-3-2014 at 06:41


Quote: Originally posted by bismuthate  
Heat it until it decomposes then react the iron with HCL.


I believe he wants the ferrous oxalate, not end up with Iron Chloride. But I may be wrong. Can you give more details, veerenyadav?
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[*] posted on 19-3-2014 at 13:48


I doubt very much if non-reactive, practical solvents for ferrous sulphate exist.

By oxidising the ferrous oxalate to ferric oxalate in the presence of excess potassium oxalate the water-soluble complex potassium trisoxalato ferrate (III) is obtained. With strong alkali, Fe(OH)3 can be precipitated from its solutions and the oxalates recovered. But whether that kerfuffle is worth doing for some iron waste I'm not sure...

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[*] posted on 19-3-2014 at 13:59


Perhaps it would be more soluble in hot water? Wiki lists an abysmal 0.08 g/ 1L solubility at RT. Maybe you should use a Soxhlet extractor, that's always a fun way to extract sparingly soluble compounds.



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[*] posted on 19-3-2014 at 20:25


Just try oxalic acid, it is known to form soluble complexes with its salts.
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[*] posted on 20-3-2014 at 05:32



Thanks for replies but

Actually, I want to recover ferrous oxalte.

I can get the iron hydrooxides and cloride but than I get it directly reacted with HCl or NaOH.
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[*] posted on 20-3-2014 at 06:03


Quote: Originally posted by AJKOER  
Just try oxalic acid, it is known to form soluble complexes with its salts.


In the case of iron, only with ferric oxalate.




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