The invention discloses a method for measuring the content of
magnesium oxide in iron ores, relates to a detection method, and particularly relates to a method for measuring the content of
magnesium oxide in depositing iron rocks and ores. The method includes adopting
sodium hydroxide as a fusing agent to melt an
iron ore sample in a high-temperature furnace and leading
magnesium ions to enter solution after acidification by aid of
nitric acid; and adding benzilic acid,
ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) solution and
triethanolamine to
mask metal ions of
titanium, iron, aluminum, alkaline earth and the like, generating magnesium
hydroxide deposit in alkaline solution with the pH (potential of
hydrogen) larger than 12, depositing to generate
hydrochloric acid solute after filtering, using acid chrome blue K and naphthol green B as indicators in solution with the pH of 10, adopting
ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)
standard solution for
titration, and obtaining the content of the magnesium
oxide. The method has the advantages of simplicity, convenience, speediness, low cost, fine reproducibility and the like.