Iron undesirable

Caro s acid has been used ia AustraUa as an oxidant ia the acid-leaching of uranium ores. It acts by oxidising the iron present ia the solution from Fe " to Fe ". This Fe " then oxidizes the uranium. Alternative oxidants that have been used iaclude pyrolusite and chlorate ion. These are both undesirable because their effluents, containing Mn " or CF, contaminate watercourses. 

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in vegetable oils, particularly finolenic esters in soybean oil, are especially sensitive to oxidation. Even a slight degree of oxidation, commonly referred to as flavor reversion, results in undesirable flavors, eg, beany, grassy, painty, or fishy. Oxidation is controlled by the exclusion of metal contaminants, eg, iron and copper addition of metal inactivators such as citric acid minimum exposure to air, protection from light, and selective hydrogenation to decrease the finolenate content to ca 3% (74). Careful quality control is essential for the production of acceptable edible soybean oil products (75). 

Silicon Reduction. The preparation of ferrovanadium by the reduction of vanadium concentrates with ferrosiUcon has been used but not extensively. It involves a two-stage process in which technical-grade vanadium pentoxide, ferrosiUcon, lime, and fluorspar are heated in an electric furnace to reduce the oxide an iron alloy containing ca 30 wt % vanadium but undesirable amounts of siUcon is produced. The siUcon content of the alloy is then decreased by the addition of more V2O5 and lime to effect the extraction of most of the siUcon into the slag phase. An alternative process involves the... 

Silica. The siUca content of natural waters is usually 10 to (5 x lO " ) M. Its presence is considered undesirable for some industrial purposes because of the formation of siUca and siUcate scales. The heteropoly-blue method is used for the measurement of siUca. The sample reacts with ammonium molybdate at pH 1.2, and oxaUc acid is added to reduce any molybdophosphoric acid produced. The yellow molybdosiUcic acid is then reduced with l-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfoiiic acid and sodium sulfite to heteropoly blue. Color, turbidity, sulfide, and large amounts of iron are possible interferences. A digestion step involving NaHCO can be used to convert any molybdate-unreactive siUca to the reactive form. SiUca can also be deterrnined by atomic... 

The zinc is normally melted in a gas, oU, or coal-fired reverberatory furnace with a capacity up to 100 tons or in a low frequency induction furnace with a capacity of a few tons. The more highly aUoyed compositions are more effectively melted and mixed in low frequency induction furnaces. The furnace must be refractory-lined to eliminate iron pickup by the molten metal. The metal temperature is maintained below 500°C to minimize loss by oxidation. A ladle is used to transfer the metal for casting into molds the pouring temperature is usuaUy ca 440°C. Zinc scrap is not generaUy suitable for remelting because it may contain undesirable impurities. 

Organic chlorinations are handled in lead where the presence of iron might produce catalyst substitution in an undesirable position. Hence, lead is the material most frequently specified for chlorinators. 

Many metals occur in crude oils. Some of the more abundant are sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, iron, vanadium, and nickel. They are present either as inorganic salts, such as sodium and magnesium chlorides, or in the form of organometallic compounds, such as those of nickel and vanadium (as in porphyrins). Calcium and magnesium can form salts or soaps with carboxylic acids. These compounds act as emulsifiers, and their presence is undesirable. 

Tea Beverages. Uncoated aluminum is not compatible with tea beverages since direct contact causes discoloration and undesired flavor changes during storage. When the water contains dissolved iron, it can react with the tannin in the tea and cause darkening in the presence of air. Dissolved air in the beverage or in the headspace of the can should be... 

The intrinsic kinetics of the reactions taking place in the scrubber, i.e. the reaction of NO with the iron chelate forming an iron nitrosyl complex (eq. 1) and the undesired oxidation reaction of the iron chelate (xanpla (eq. 2) wae deteimined in dedicated stirred cell contactors. Typical process conditions were T = 25-55 °C [Fe"(EDTA) "] = 1-100 mol/m [NO] = 1-1000 ppm pH = 5-8 and an oxygen level ranging between 1 and 20 vol%. 

The most important undesired metallic impurities are nickel and vanadium, present in porphyrinic structures that originate from plants and are predominantly found in the heavy residues. In addition, iron may be present due to corrosion in storage tanks. These metals deposit on catalysts and give rise to enhanced carbon deposition (nickel in particular). Vanadium has a deleterious effect on the lattice structure of zeolites used in fluid catalytic cracking. A host of other elements may also be present. Hydrodemetallization is strictly speaking not a catalytic process, because the metallic elements remain in the form of sulfides on the catalyst. Decomposition of the porphyrinic structures is a relatively rapid reaction and as a result it occurs mainly in the front end of the catalyst bed, and at the outside of the catalyst particles. 

For trichloroethene (TCE), the stoichiometric amount of iron and the effect of different preparations determine the outcome of the several competing reactions. Coupling products such as butenes, acetylene and its reduction products ethene and ethane, and products with five or six carbon atoms were formed (Liu et al. 2005). Although a held-scale application successfully lowered the concentration of TCE, there was evidence for the formation of the undesirable di-l,2-dichloroethene and 1-chloroethene (vinyl chloride) in the groundwater (Quinn et al. 2005). 

The rising cost of scrap and waste disposal, the scarcity of onsite landfill space, and potential environmental liabilities make it an economic necessity to recover iron units from dust and sludge. However, recycling to the blast furnace raises the hot metal phosphorus content to undesirable levels. 

The tendency of gold(III) chlorocomplexes to adsorb on iron (hydrous) oxides that tend to form via in situ precipitation in acidic pressure leaching operations needs to be controlled to avoid undesirable metal losses. 

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