Iron Oxide

Iron oxide product

(Fe2O3) is made by calcining, with mist spray, ferrous chloride salt coming from waste acid solution from cold rolling-pickling process of Ma Steel's cold rolling plant. The product appears to be brownish-red powdered substance, suitable for making magnetic material like ferrite and stain for paint, etc.

Indexes of chemical analysis

Item

Index Value

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Iron oxide (Fe2O3), % not less than

99.3

98.6

98

Silicon oxide (SiO2), % not more than

0.012

0.022

0.04

Aluminum oxide (Al2O3), % not more than

0.01

0.05

0.08

Manganese oxide (MnO), % not more than

0.25

0.28

0.28

Calcium oxide (CaO), % not more than

0.02

0.04

0.06

Sulphate (considered in the form of SO4-2) not more than

0.1

0.1

0.15

Chloride (Cl-), % not more than

0.15

0.2

0.2

Water (H2O), % not more than

0.5

0.5

1

Ferrous oxide (FeO), % not more than

0.4

0.4

0.4

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