Available data on the oxidation of nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid (EDTA), N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), and other aminopolycarboxylate chelating agents are reviewed and the intermediates and products of the oxidative degradation of each chelating agent are described and compared. The oxidation of these chelating agents occurs during the reoxidation of the ferrous chelate to ...
