Process for making aminopolycarboxylic acid chelates of iron
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsKatherine H. Svatek, David A. Wilson, Freddie Griffin, Jr.
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Abstract
A process for making Fe-EDTA chelate comprising adding iron oxide at a ratio of <1 mole iron/mole EDTA to a mixture of NH.sub.4 OH and EDTA wherein NH.sub.3 /EDTA mole ratio is from 1 to not more than 1.5, heating until reaction is complete, cooling to about 60.degree. C. and adding sufficient NH.sub.3 to dissolve and maintain Fe-EDTA chelate in solution, cooling to room temperature and oxidizing Fe++ to Fe+++. The process provides (1) a minimum of foaming and sludge formation during the reaction, (2) rapid dissolution of iron oxide and (3) a chelate product substantially completely in the ferric state.
Claims3
An improved process for producing a ferric-ammonium-chelate of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) wherein an oxide of iron is reacted with said EDTA in the presence of a base, which comprises:
- (1) providing a mixture in water of ammonia together with said EDTA in a molar ratio of ammonia to EDTA of at least 1.0 but not more than 1.5, (2) adding to said mixture said oxide of iron at less than 1 mole of iron per mole of EDTA, (3) heating said mixture to a reaction temperature within the range of from about 85.degree. to about 105.degree. C., and conducting said reaction in the substantial absence of oxygen, (4) maintaining said reaction temperature for a time sufficient to complete the reaction, (5) cooling said mixture to a temperature within the range of from about 45.degree. to 80.degree. C., (6) introducing ammonia to said mixture in sufficient amount to dissolve and to maintain in solution the iron chelate so formed, (7) cooling said chelate solution to room temperature and (8) oxidizing any ferrous ion present in said chelate solution to the ferric ion.
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