Influence of phosphate concentration and reaction temperature when using the molybdenum blue method for determination of phosphate in water

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1818-1823

  Sjösten, Anders ^a   Blomqvist, Sven ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Molybdenum blue; Phosphate; Phosphoantimonylmolybdenum; Reaction rate; Reaction temperature

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPLEX FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHATES; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MOLYBDENUM BLUE METHOD;

WATER ANALYSIS;

MOLYBDENUM BLUE; PHOSPHATE; REACTION RATE; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030616127     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00367-3     Document Type: Article

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