AMMONIUM SULFATE

 

SYNONYM: AMMONIUM SULPHATE

 

FORMULA: (NH4)2SO4

 

M.W.: 132.13

 

CAS NO.: 7783-20-2

 

GRADE: FERTILIZER

 

DESCRIPTION: GRAYISH TO WHITE CRYSTALS THAT ARE SOLUBLE IN WATER AND INSOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL AND MELT AT 140°C; A COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT CHEMICAL PRODUCED MOSTLY FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF COAL.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

PURITY AS (NH4)2SO4

99.0% MIN.

NITROGEN (N)

21.0% MIN.

SULFUR (S)

24.0% MIN.

MOISTURE

0.20% MAX.

 

USES: USED AS A FERTILIZER, A FOOD ADDITIVE, AND IN WATER TREATMENT, TANNING, AND FERMENTATION PROCESSES.