BS 7020-3 specifies a titrimetric method for the determination of the combined water content of iron ores, using Karl Fischer solution.
This method is applicable to a concentration range of 0,05 to 10 % (m/m) of combined water in natural iron ores, and iron ore concentrates and agglomerates including sinter products.
Note: The term “combined water means that part of the water content of an iron ore that can be removed only at temperatures substantially higher than 100 to 110 °C.
BS 7020-3 on Titrimetric method for the determination of the combined water content of iron ores is useful for:
Iron ore is primarily used in the production of iron. This iron produced is then used to make steel. Steel has multiple applications such as in automobiles, locomotives, ships, beams used in buildings, furniture, etc.
BS 7020-3 provides you guidance on carrying out the Titrimetric method, which could be used for the determination of the combined water content of iron ores in a variety of samples using Karl Fischer solution.
BS 7020-3 also helps you with guidance on correct sample preparation, the procedure for a number of determinations, blank tests, and check tests, and also provides a flowsheet of the procedure for the acceptance of analytical values for test samples.
Compliance with BS 7020-3 enables manufacturers and suppliers of iron ores to achieve the required quality of the product by analyzing the ore in detail for the combined water content.