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Phosphoric acid

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85 wt. % in H2O, 99.99% trace metals basis

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Synonym(s):
Orthophosphoric acid
Linear Formula:
H3PO4
CAS Number:
7664-38-2
Molecular Weight:
98.00
Beilstein:
1921286
MDL number:
MFCD00011340
PubChem Substance ID:
24861303
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

3.4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.2 mmHg ( 20 °C)
5 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

liquid

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concentration

85 wt. % in H2O

bp

158 °C (lit.)

mp

~40 °C (lit.)

density

1.685 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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SMILES string

OP(O)(O)=O

InChI

1S/H3O4P/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H3,1,2,3,4)

InChI key

NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SRC(6714)

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General description

In aqueous solutions, phosphoric acid behaves as a triprotic acid. The triprotic acid has three ionizable hydrogen atoms, which are lost sequentially.
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Application

Industrially, phosphoric acid may be used in fertilizers, detergents, pharmaceuticals, water softeners.
Phosphoric acid (85 wt. % in H2O) can be used for a variety of applications, such as:
  • a medium for corrosion inhibition on mild steel
  • an activating agent in the preparation of activated carbon
  • enhancement of electrochemical performance for energy devices
  • in the development of polymeric membranes for proton exchange membrane based fuel cells

Phosphoric acid has been used as an acid solution for pH adjustment of the fermentation broth in a protocol for the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation of sugars in a bioreactor.

Packaging

Packaged in clear glass bottles

Other Notes

Concentrated phosphoric acid is approx. 85% H3PO4 (aqueous).

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290 - H302 - H314

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Production of an acetone-butanol-ethanol mixture from Clostridium acetobutylicum and its conversion to high-value biofuels.
Sreekumar S, et al.
Nature Protocols, 10(3), 528-537 (2015)
Activation of graphene aerogel with phosphoric acid for enhanced electrocapacitive performance
Sun X, et al.
Carbon, 92, 1-10 (2015)
Rachel Jenkins et al.
EBioMedicine, 39, 369-376 (2018-12-16)
Both malaria and mental disorders are associated with immune changes. We have previously reported the associations between malaria and mental disorders. We now report associations between malaria, mental disorders and immunity. A household survey of malaria, mental disorders and immunity
Li Yan Chan et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 78(17), 8826-8832 (2013-08-07)
A simple and efficient method is developed for Pd-catalyzed ortho-acetoxylation using organophosphates, namely, benzylic phosphonic and aryl phosphoric monoacids, as the directing group.
Amit Kumar Sinha et al.
PloS one, 9(4), e95319-e95319 (2014-04-18)
Oxidative stress and the antioxidant response induced by high environmental ammonia (HEA) were investigated in the liver and gills of three freshwater teleosts differing in their sensitivities to ammonia. The highly ammonia-sensitive salmonid Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout), the less ammonia
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