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Sigma-Aldrich

Bismuth(III) phosphate

99.99%

Synonym(s):

Bismuth orthophosphate, Phosphoric acid bismuth(III) salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BiO4P
CAS Number:
10049-01-1
Molecular Weight:
303.95
EC Number:
233-161-2
MDL number:
MFCD00049721
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
24871882
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99.99%

reaction suitability

core: bismuth
reagent type: catalyst

mp

>350 °C (lit.)

density

6.32 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Bi+3].[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O

InChI

1S/Bi.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q+3;/p-3

InChI key

SFOQXWSZZPWNCL-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Application

Used for:
  • Coprecipitation of polonium
  • Approach to bismuth modifying procedure for voltammetric thick film carbon containing electrodes
  • Investigations of the association between plutonium radiation exposure and leukemia mortality
  • Membrane electrodes selective for hydrogen phosphate ions

Catalyst for:
  • Ammoxidation of propylene
  • Decomposition of CCl2F2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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G Holmberg et al.
Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology, 23(3), 207-212 (1989-01-01)
One hundred and fifty-six patients with simple renal cysts had either a percutaneous puncture alone, percutaneous puncture combined with bismuth-phosphate instillation or no intervention at all. At follow-up, 25% of the cysts in which there was no intervention had grown
Chengsi Pan et al.
Environmental science & technology, 44(14), 5570-5574 (2010-06-29)
A high photocatalytic BiPO(4) with a novel nonmetal oxy acid structure is synthesized by a hydrothermal method. BiPO(4) photocatalyst has an optical indirect band gap of 3.85 eV. In a comparison of BiPO(4) with that of TiO(2) (P25, Degussa), it
L Zachrisson
Acta radiologica: diagnosis, 23(3A), 209-218 (1982-01-01)
In a series of 73 simple cysts bismuth phosphate was used for treatment in connection with the diagnostic puncture. This compound has proved to be very effective. All cysts diminished, most of them considerably. No major complications occurred and no
Minglei Zhao et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 52(2), 807-815 (2012-12-28)
Metal phosphates have been popularly regarded as excellent luminescence hosts of lanthanide ions, while such an issue is challenged by the ignorance about the structural stability that may originate from the different chemical nature between the framework and the dopant
Gregg J Lumetta et al.
Environmental science & technology, 43(20), 7843-7848 (2009-11-20)
A sample of high-level radioactive tank waste was characterized to provide a basis for developing a waste simulant. The simulant is required for pilot-scale testing of pretreatment processes in a nonradiological facility. The waste material examined was derived from the
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