Ammonium Sulfate

Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic salt itis a very useful compound which is made by treating ammonia with sulfuric acid. its chemical formula is (NH42S04
Chemical Appearance
Ammonium Sulfate has the appearance of fine white granules or crystals. lt is hygroscopic in nature.
Chemical Applications and strengths
Ammonium sulfate is an extremely eficient chemical compound and therefore, has many commercial applications, ts main aplications and strenaths are:
Ammonium Sulfate is most popularly used in fertilisers for alkaline soils.
lt helps lower the pH balance of soil and adds much needed nitrogen for plant growth.
It is used as an agricultural spray for water soluble insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. in these it binds calcium and iron cations
It is used in a protein purification method by precipitation.
lt is used in a method called salting out for the purification of compounds.
It is used in the analysis of rubber lattices.
It is used as a food additive because it is generally recognised as safe and it is very useful in regulating acidity in fours and bread
It is used in the disinfection treatment of drinking water.
Ammonium Sulfate is also used in the preparation of other ammonium salts such as ammonium persulfate
It is an essential component of many vaccines.
It is used as an external standard in sulfur NMR spectroscopy.
It is also very useful in flame retardant compositions, tincreases combustion temperature ofthe materia, reduces maximum weight loss rates, and increases
the production of residue or char,
It has been used in aerial firefighting.
It has also been extensively used as a wood preservative.
Ammonium sulfate
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