Phosphorus inorganic, analysis

In a recent study involving the inorganic analysis of human ribs from 10 subjects,66 it has been found that the calcium content varied from 24.12 to 26.91 per cent, the phosphorus from 10.75 to 12.11 per cent, and the carbonate as carbon dioxide varied from 2.81 to 3.95 per cent. Inter-individual differences of this magnitude would seem to exist since the inorganic composition of bone is probably relatively stable and not subject to short-term fluctuations. 

The analysis of phosphates and phosphonates is a considerably complex task due to the great variety of possible molecular structures. Phosphorus-containing anionics are nearly always available as mixtures dependent on the kind of synthesis carried out. For analytical separation the total amount of phosphorus in the molecule has to be ascertained. Thus, the organic and inorganic phosphorus is transformed to orthophosphoric acid by oxidation. The fusion of the substance is performed by the addition of 2 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid to — 100 mg of the substance. The black residue is then oxidized by a mixture of nitric acid and perchloric acid. The resulting orthophosphate can be determined at 8000 K by atom emission spectroscopy. The thermally excited phosphorus atoms emit a characteristic line at a wavelength of 178.23 nm. The extensity of the radiation is used for quantitative determination of the phosphorus content. 

Inorganic quantitative analysis of sugar cane juice, vinasse, and molasses. 1. Calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulfur and phosphorus determination in single ex- SO099 tract. An Esc Super Agr Luiz Dr Queiroz Univ Sao Paulo 1972 29 5. 

Lee et al. (1975) also qualitatively studied urinary metabolites of32P-labeled white phosphorus in rats. They used thin-layer chromatography (TLC) at 4 and 24 hours after a single oral dose to show that radioactive urinary metabolites consisted of two classes of compounds. One of the compounds corresponded to inorganic phosphate, the other compound was less polar and suggested an organic phosphate, although the composition of this class of metabolites was not determined. TLC analysis of liver extract also showed two classes of compounds with similar properties. 

Analysis of the nny 82 ammunition as previously detailed shows that it uses a mercuric corrosive primer. Analysis of the Chinese 351/73 ammunition revealed that it has a copper-coated iron-jacketed bullet with an iron core and a lead tip, the cartridge case is steel with a brown colored lacquered finish, a brass primer cup, and the propellant is single based with DPA, 2 x nitrodiphenylamines, camphor, and contains no inorganic additives, and the discharged primer composition is antimony, potassium, chlorine, mercury, tin, sulfur, iron, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, and lead in descending order (lead, antimony, mercury type). 

Analysis of a round of. 38 Special caliber, Smith Wesson Nyclad ammunition revealed that the cartridge case and primer cup are nickel-plated brass, no inorganic additives to the propellant were detected, the primer composition contains lead, antimony, and barium, the bullet core is antimony-hardened lead, and the bullet jacket contains traces of calcium, cobalt, titanium, and phosphorus. 

Rigler F. H. (1966) Radiobiological analysis of inorganic phosphorus in lakewater. Vehr. Int. Verein. Theor. Angew. Limnol. 16, 465-470. 

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