The Analytical Determination of the Total Iron Oxide and Ferrous Oxide Contents of Glasses

JSGT 1952 V36 T124-T130

The ferrous oxide content of glasses was determined using a modified form of the Densem method which gave accurate and reproducible results. A method for the determination of the total iron was evolved using the same sample of glass. It was found to be rapid and accurate for a wide variety of glasses. In view of the difficulties still associated with the determination of ferrous oxide, a method was devised whereby ferric oxide in glasses was determined directly, and ferrous oxide obtained by difference.

R. S. Allison