title: Determination of phosphorus in samples of vegetable origin Mineralization with molten alkali and spectrophotometric determination.
abstract: For determination of phosphorus in samples of vegetable origin (leaves and wheat flour) decomposition by means of molten alkali is proposed. Two procedures have been studied, one with dry reagents including an auxiliary oxidant, and the other with initially moist alkali with no extra oxidant. The fusion product is easily soluble and produces a solution suitable for elemental analysis. The phosphorus is determined by the molybdenum blue method. The suggested mineralization is rapid, accurate and precise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia, Burjasot (Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Adelantado
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Reig
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Martinez