They honed in on the use
of phosphines, which, for the scientifically challenged, are organic chemical compounds containing a phosphorous atom bound to the hydrogen or to the carbon of an organic group, synthesised with functional groups attached.
Not exact matches
Most
of these gases (
phosphine is an exception, details below) remain in a thin layer on the baby's crib and diffuse away.
Then molecule curls around the palladium atom, displacing its
phosphines, in just such a way as to bring the two loose ends
of the molecule together.
Phosphine forms in the hot interior
of the planet and reacts to form other compounds in the cooler outer atmosphere, so its appearance in the spectrum is evidence
of turbulent mixing in Jupiter's atmosphere.
This makes UJ3 and other silver
phosphine complexes we have tested about as toxic as Vitamin C,» says Professor Reinout Meijboom, Head
of the Department
of Chemistry at the University
of Johannesburg.
The family
of silver thiocyanate
phosphine compounds is very large.
Adding
phosphine gas (PH3) and heating caused phosphorus atoms, which are conducting, to bind to these exposed areas
of silicon.
The main drawbacks
of this study were: (i) single - case design, and (ii) the inability to refine stimulation intensity and duration to attain maximal
phosphine suppression.
Additionally, volatile P (as
phosphine) was assumed to have an average value
of 8.8 × 10 − 6 mg kg − 1
of PH3 in fecal materials43.
18 The Codex Recommended International Code
of Hygienic Practice for Tree Nuts also notes that fumigation with methyl bromide or
phosphine can be used to control insects in stored nuts, stating that «it may be necessary to repeat fumigation periodically depending on the conditions and duration
of storage.»