Cellulose phosphate is used in protein chromatography, ion exchange chromatography and cation exchange media. Cellulose phosphate (CELLPHOS) has been studied as a collector for analytical preconcentration of traces of Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous sample solution and used to purify and characterize acid phosphatase from approximately 3000-year-old human bones from archeological excavations.