ISO 3359:1975

Phosphoric acid for industrial use — Determination of arsenic content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate photometric method

OVERVIEW

Applicable to products having As contents of more than 0.1 mg/kg. Relates to the method of analysis according to ISO 2590. Reduction of the As by zinc in a hydrochloric acid solution with the formation of arsine. Absorption of the arsine in a solution of silver diethyldithiocarbamate in pyridine. Photometric measurement of the purplish-red colour produced by the colloidally dispersed silver at the maximum of the absorption curve at a wavelength of about 540 nm. Determination of the quantity of As by means of the calibration curve.

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PRODUCT DETAILS

Status Withdrawn - 06 Jan 2026
Edition 1975
No. of Pages 2
ICS Classification 71.060.30 Acids
Committee ISO/TC 47
Available for Purchase For sale in Singapore only
Adoption ISO