Separation of phosphates, nitrates and nitrites

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The discussion focuses on the separation of phosphates, nitrates, and nitrites from an aqueous solution. The recommended method for separating phosphates involves the use of calcium chloride (CaCl2) or barium chloride (BaCl2) to precipitate them. For the separation of nitrites, silver fluoride (AgF) is suggested as an effective precipitating agent. These methods are applicable in both analytical and industrial contexts, depending on the specific requirements of the separation process.

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Hello

If you had an aqueous solution of phosphates, nitrates and nitrites, how could you separate them?

Also, if not answered above, how could you separate a solution of just nitrates and nitrites?

thank-you for you're time
 
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That will depend on many factors. Do you want to separate them for analysis? Or in some industrial process? What are cations present?
 
kateman said:
Hello

If you had an aqueous solution of phosphates, nitrates and nitrites, how could you separate them?

Also, if not answered above, how could you separate a solution of just nitrates and nitrites?

thank-you for you're time
I would first precipitate the phosphates with CaCl2 or BaCl2, for example; then I would precipitate the nitrites with, e.g. AgF.
 

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