Sciencemadness Discussion Board

P2O5

sumatra - 17-10-2018 at 13:09

Is there a way to get P2O5 OTC?

clearly_not_atara - 17-10-2018 at 13:27

There was some discussion on the topic here:

https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/viewthread.php?tid=11...

Some pyrotechnic suppliers may sell P2O5, although I've never heard of one that does. Aluminum phosphate decomposes to release P2O5 at about 900-1000 C as demonstrated by Magpie:

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=12694

Some other metal phosphates may also decompose to release P2O5. I would guess that FePO4, Ni3(PO4)2 or Cu3(PO4)2 are likely to be the most suitable.

BromicAcid - 17-10-2018 at 14:04

Dehydrated (pyro) phosphoric acid can be substituted in some reactions / situations. Might be something worth looking into depending on your need. There are threads here regarding its preparation.

DavidJR - 17-10-2018 at 14:22

I bought some recently from Limac.

Amos - 18-10-2018 at 05:25

If you happen to be from the US, Firefox-FX sells it

http://www.firefox-fx.com/ChemN-P.htm

They'll require a photocopy of your driver's license to verify age and keep a paper file on hand in case anyone comes asking but they'll sell anything after that point, even to residential addresses.