Precipitation phosphate stabilization

For low ester pectin to precipitate as pectate and clarify juice, divalent cations such as Ca must be available to participate in the coacervppion (36). The use of hexameta-phosphates to sequester Ca ions has been suggested as a means to block pectate precipitation and stabilize cloud (A3). 

Copper Hydroxide. Copper(II) hydroxide [20427-59-2] Cu(OH)2, produced by reaction of a copper salt solution and sodium hydroxide, is a blue, gelatinous, voluminous precipitate of limited stabiUty. The thermodynamically unstable copper hydroxide can be kiaetically stabilized by a suitable production method. Usually ammonia or phosphates ate iacorporated iato the hydroxide to produce a color-stable product. The ammonia processed copper hydroxide (16—19) is almost stoichiometric and copper content as high as 64% is not uncommon. The phosphate produced material (20,21) is lower ia copper (57—59%) and has a finer particle size and higher surface area than the ammonia processed hydroxide. Other methods of production generally rely on the formation of an iasoluble copper precursor prior to the formation of the hydroxide (22—26). 

Phosphates, which react with calcium to reduce the calcium ion activity, assist in stabilizing calcium-sensitive proteins, eg caseinate and soy proteinate, during processing. Phosphates also react with milk proteins. The extent of the reaction depends upon chain length. Casein precipitates upon addition of pyrophosphates, whereas whey proteins do not. Longer-chain polyphosphates cause the precipitation of both casein and whey proteins. These reactions are complex and not fully understood. Functions of phosphates in different types of dairy substitutes are summarized in Table 9 (see also Food additives). 

In accordance with these data, ionic associates (lA) can be precipitated at phosphate concentrations more than 10 M. Below this concentration stabile supersaturated solutions of lA are formed. Colour of lA appeal s immediately after mixing of the solutions and remains constant during several hours. There is a new band in spectmm at 570-590 nm. Appearance of color is caused by formation of stable solid phase in the solution. 

The charged group introduced into products by the aldol donors (phosphate, carboxylate) facilitates product isolation and purification by salt precipitation and ion exchange techniques. Although many aldehydic substrates of interest for organic synthesis have low water solubility, at present only limited data is available on the stability of aldolases in organic cosolvents, thus in individual cases the optimal conditions must be chosen carefully. 

In particular, where polyphosphate is added either to the MU waterline (say, as a stabilizer against the risks of after-precipitation) or to the FW line or FW tank (as a precipitating treatment for residual hardness), there is some risk of FW line phosphate deposits developing. Such deposits are likely to be primarily composed of hard, intractable calcium phosphate [tricalcium phosphate Ca3(P04)2] scale, but they may include magnesium phosphate [Mg3(P04)2] and other insoluble phosphates and hydroxides. The risk of precipitation and subsequent deposition is increased where the pH is below 8.3, if the FW line is particularly long, or when the FW temperature is high. 

Solubilities and stabilities of calcium phosphates in natural waters have been described (735), as have the nucleation and growth of calcium phosphate from solution (736). Several species have long been known to inhibit the precipitation of calcium phosphates, for example carbohydrates (646) and statherin, the tyrosine-rich peptide which occurs in saliva (737). The role of... 

Calcium Phosphates And Calcified Tissues. Precipitation in the system Ca(0H)2 - H3PO4 - H2O can lead to the formation of several calcium phosphates (shown in Table IV), of which hydroxy-apatite 0HA is the most stable above a pH of about 4.1. The relative stabilities are illustrated in Figure 12. 

An analysis of the thermodynamic stability models of various nickel minerals and solution species indicates that nickel ferrite is the solid species that will most likely precipitate in soils (Sadiq and Enfield 1984a). Experiments on 21 mineral soils supported its formation in soil suspensions following nickel adsorption (Sadiq and Enfield 1984b). The formation of nickel aluminate, phosphate, or silicate was not significant. Ni and Ni(OHX are major components of the soil solution in alkaline soils. In acid soils, the predominant solution species will probably be NE, NiS04°, and NiHP04° (Sadiq and Enfield 1984a). 

Phosphate is widely used as a chemical stabilization agent for MSW combustion residues in Japan and North America and is under consideration for use in parts of Europe. The application of this technology to MSW ashes generally parallels its application to contaminated soils. Metal phosphates (notably Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) frequently have wide pH distribution, pH-pE predominance, and redox stability within complex ash pore water systems. Stabilization mechanisms identified in other contaminated systems (e.g., soils), involving a combination of sorption, heterogeneous nucleation, and surface precipitation, or solution-phase precipitation are generally observed in ash systems. 

Colloidal sulfide, selenide, telluride, phosphide, and arsenide semiconductor particles are prepared by the controlled precipitation of appropriate aqueous metal ions by H2S, H2Se, H2Te, PH3, and AsH3, respectively. Colloids are stabilized, typically, by sodium poly-phosphate. A large number of experimental parameters determine the size, size distribution, morphology, and chemical composition of a semiconductor particles in a given preparation. Concentrations, rates, and the order of addition of the reagents the counterions selected ... 

The stabilizing effect of buffers that have multiple charged species in solution should also be investigated to determine the potential reaction between excipients and API. For example, buffers that use carbonates, citrate, tartrate, and various phosphate salts may precipitate with calcium ions by forming sparingly soluble salts. However, this precipitation is dependent upon the solution pH. Because phosphate can exist in mono-, di-, and tribasic forms, each calcium salt has its own solubility product, and precipitation will only occur when one of the solubility product is exceeded. Calcium ions may also interact or chelate with various amino acids, and other excipients, which may also lower the effective concentration of calcium that is capable of interacting with phosphate ions. Finally, the activity of phosphate ions may be lowered due to interactions with other solution components. 

On heating at temperatures above 100°C, lactose is degraded to acids with a concomitant increase in titratable acidity (Figures 9.5, 9.6). Formic acid is the principal acid formed lactic acid represents only about 5% of the acids formed. Acid production is significant in the heat stability of milk, e.g. when assayed at 130°C, the pH falls to about 5.8 at the point of coagulation (after about 20 min) (Figure 9.7). About half of this decrease is due to the formation of organic acids from lactose the remainder is due to the precipitation of calcium phosphate and dephosphorylation of casein, as discussed in section 9.4. 

When calcium phosphate is precipitated from aqueous solutions of high supersaturation and pH values above 7, the solid phase appearing initially is an ACP with the formula Ca9(P04)61U u2 - If this amorphous precipitate is allowed to remain in contact with the solution, it transforms to crystalline HA through a process of dissolution, nucleation and crystal growth77, unless stabilized in some manner. 

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