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31119-M

Ammonium sulfate

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99%

Synonym(s):

Mascagnite

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Linear Formula:
(NH4)2SO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
132.14
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
38030408
UNSPSC Code:
12352314
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
231-984-1
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
crystalline
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Quality Level

agency

USP/NF, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur.

grade

ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99%

form

crystalline

impurities

≤0.005% in water insoluble matters, ≤5 ppm heavy metals (by ICP-OES)

ign. residue

≤0.005% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 110 °C

pH

5-6 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

>280 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

1.77 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤3 mg/kg, nitrate (NO3-): ≤10 mg/kg, phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤0.00002%, Ca: ≤0.001%, Cd: ≤0.0001%, Co: ≤0.0005%, Cr: ≤0.0005%, Cu: ≤0.0002%, Fe: ≤2 mg/kg, K: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.0002%, Mn: ≤0.0005%, Na: ≤0.002%, Ni: ≤0.0005%, Pb: ≤0.0002%, Zn: ≤0.0001%

SMILES string

N.N.OS(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/2H3N.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h2*1H3;(H2,1,2,3,4)

InChI key

BFNBIHQBYMNNAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic salt that can be produced from the direct neutralization of sulfuric acid with ammonia.

Application

Ammonium sulfate can be used as a nucleating agent in the preparation of fatty acid microcapsules.


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


Regulatory Listings

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7783-20-2

CAS No.


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Ammonium compounds
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (2000)
Deliquescence and crystallization of ammonium sulfate particles internally mixed with water-soluble organic compounds
Parsons MT, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108(52), 11600-11608 (2004)