Studies on the Solvent Extraction of Iron (III) with Tri-iso-octylamine from Aqueous Mineral Acid Solutions

Liquid-Liquid extraction of iron (III) was carried out with 5.0X10-2 M of Tri iso-octylamine in benzene from hydrochloric, sulphuric, nitric and perchloric acid. After extraction from the organic phase, iron was stripped with 1M H2SO4 and was determined spectrophotometrically at 480nm as thiocyanate complex. The extraction was quantitative only in the presence of hydrochloric acid solution and are partial form sulphuric, nitric and perchloric acid solutions. Based on the results obtained in this study, estimation of iron in food samples and alloys has been attempted.