Chemistry of water -Part 28-
3- Calibration of phosphate ions:
In wastewater and natural water, phosphorus is among the dissolved organic or mineral compounds. The following are the most important colorimetric analysis methods for measuring phosphate ions:
3- a- The method of ammonium molybdate and ascorbic acid:
In an acidic medium, complexes are formed between ammonium molybdate and phosphate, and it is reduced using ascorbic acid to obtain a compound of a stable color. The spectroscopic device is used to measure its absorbance.
The reagent is prepared by mixing 400 ml of sulfuric acid + 120 ml of ammonium molybdate solution. In a standard bottle with a capacity of 25 ml, 20 ml of the water to be treated is poured, then 4 ml of the reagent that has been prepared is added to it, and we complete with distilled water the volume of the standard bottle. After 20 minutes and at a wavelength of 690 nm, we measure the absorbance.
The result is compared with a standard curve obtained from performing the same steps on solutions of known concentration and confined between 0 and 0.5 mg/L of Phosphate.
3- b- The ammonium metavanadate method:
This method is based on the formation of a colored phosphate complex with ammonium molybdate and ammonium metavanadate in an acidic medium.
Reagents used:
- Ammonium molybdate solution at a concentration of 50 g/L.
- Ammonium metavanadate solution at a concentration of 2.5 g/L with the addition of a few drops of nitric acid.
- Nitric acid.
5 ml of the above-mentioned reagents are added to 50 ml of aqueous sample and mixed well, then the absorbance is measured at the wavelength of 460 nm.
References:
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