Method for determining volatile phosphorus in carbon
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1. A method for determining the volatile phosphorus content in a solid sorbent comprising the steps of:
- heating the solid sorbent and liberating the phosphorus contained therein in gaseous form;
passing the liberated gases through a zinc oxide layer and retaining the volatile phosphorus therein;
forming a colored solution comprising the zinc oxide layer and a vanadate-molybdate reagent;
determining the intensity of the colored solution by means of a spectrophotometer; and
determining the content of phosphorus by comparison with a standard intensity graph.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the phosphorus content which can be volatilized in a solid carbon sample. The sample is heated in the presence of steam to produce a vaporous steam containing volatile phosphorus. Next, the vaporous stream is passed through a zinc oxide layer whereby the voliatle phosphorus is retained. A colored solution is formed upon adding to the zinc oxide layer a vanadate-molybdate reagent. Finnally, the intensity of the colored solution is determined by a spectrophotometer; and the phosphorus content is determined by comparison with a standard intensity graph.
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1. A method for determining the volatile phosphorus content in a solid sorbent comprising the steps of:
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heating the solid sorbent and liberating the phosphorus contained therein in gaseous form; passing the liberated gases through a zinc oxide layer and retaining the volatile phosphorus therein; forming a colored solution comprising the zinc oxide layer and a vanadate-molybdate reagent; determining the intensity of the colored solution by means of a spectrophotometer; and determining the content of phosphorus by comparison with a standard intensity graph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for determining the phosphorus content in a solid phosphorus-containing carbon sample which comprises the steps of:
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(a) preparing a combustion reactor comprising an open ended elongated tube having arranged therein a plurality of separated beds, the beds comprising, in an individual array, a weighed solid phosphorus-containing carbon sample, granulated quartz, and zinc oxide; (b) heating the combustion reactor; (c) concurrently with step (b) passing steam through the reactor for a period of time sufficient to regenerate the carbon sample; (d) cooling the combustion reactor and collecting the zinc oxide; (e) contacting the zinc oxide with a standard solution comprising molybdate and vanadate ions to obtain a colored solution; (f) measuring the intensity of the colored solution; and (g) comparing the measured color intensity to a standard to determine the phosphorus content in the solid carbon sample. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus for determining the volatile phosphorus content of a solid comprising:
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means for heating a solid and liberating the phosphorus contained therein in gaseous form; means for passing the liberated gases through a zinc oxide layer; means for forming a colored solution comprising the zinc oxide layer and a vanadate-molybdate reagent; spectrophotometric means for determining the intensity of the colored solution by means of a spectrophotometer; and means for determining the content of phosphorus in the solution by comparison with a standard intensity graph. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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