Why Phosphoric Acid 85% ACS Grade
Phosphoric Acid 85% ACS Grade provides the rigorous elemental purity required for exact analytical methodologies, research laboratory procedures, and strict quality control testing. As a non-flammable, highly concentrated, clear, colorless liquid (H3PO4), it meets the exacting specifications established by the American Chemical Society, ensuring trace metal impurities do not interfere with sensitive chemical reactions or instrumental analysis. Commercial buyers and laboratory managers select this specific 85% concentration when precise dilution control is necessary for preparing custom reagent buffers, or when executing exact industrial wastewater pH adjustments where absolute chemical purity is mandated by site compliance.
Best Applications for This Grade
- Commonly applied in critical metal finishing processes, such as the precision anodizing of aluminum or electropolishing of aerospace stainless steel components, where trace contaminants found in standard industrial grades would cause microscopic surface defects.
- Commonly applied in sensitive industrial wastewater treatment facilities to precisely lower pH levels and facilitate the precipitation of heavy metals, ensuring no outside elemental impurities are introduced into the facility's treated effluent stream.
- Commonly applied in the synthesis of pure phosphate buffer solutions within controlled laboratory environments, utilizing its exact 85% H3PO4 concentration and complete solubility in water, alcohols, and polar organic solvents to calculate exact molarity for research applications.
When to Choose a Different Grade
- If your operation involves bulk industrial metal etching, heavy descaling, or standard wastewater pH adjustment where the strict elemental thresholds of ACS purity are unnecessary, choose Phosphoric Acid 85% - Technical Grade to meet operational parameters cost-effectively.
- If your analytical methodology requires a lower concentration of high-purity reagent to reduce exothermic heat generation during laboratory dilution processes, choose Phosphoric Acid 75 ACS Grade to minimize thermal risks during formulation.
- If your process requires a ready-made buffering formulation designed for immediate and exact pH stabilization rather than mixing from raw concentrated acid, choose pH-Ree Fall - World Class Buffering Solution For PH Stability Made From Phosphoric Acid.
- If your facility is specifically targeting heavy-duty oxidation reduction on metal parts and requires a pre-diluted acid mixture optimized for descaling, choose Phosphoric Acid 30% - The Ultimate Rust Remover Solution.
| Molecular Weight |
98.00 |
| Formula |
H3PO4 |
| Assay |
85-86.5% |
| Grade |
ACS Grade |
| Flash Point |
Non-flammable |
| Form |
Liquid |
| Solubility |
Soluble in water |
| Appearance |
Clear, colorless liquid |
| Melting Point |
21 |
| Boiling Point |
158 |
| Specific Gravity |
1.685 |
| Industry |
Water Treatment, Agriculture, Food Industry, Pharmaceutical, Industrial Cleaning |