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Ammonium sulfate

anhydrous, Redi-Dri, ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Mascagnite

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(NH4)2SO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
132.14
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

product line

ReagentPlus®
Redi-Dri

Assay

≥99.0%

form

powder

pH

5-6 (25 °C, 132 g/L)

solubility

water: soluble 132 g/L at 20 °C

cation traces

Fe: ≤10 ppm
Pb: ≤3 ppm
Se: ≤5 ppm

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

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General description

Ammonium sulfate is an ammonium salt commonly used as fertilizer. It can be synthesized by neutralizing sulfuric acid with ammonia. It is reported to enhance the phytotoxicity of several herbicides like glyphosates. It is formed as a co-product during the manufacture of caprolactam, a precursor of nylon.

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Application

Ammonium sulfate may be used in methyl cellulose precipitable tannin assay to examine wine tannin in finished wine samples. It may also be used in making externally mixed aerosols for analyzing the 1 × 3 tandem differential mobility analyzer (1 × 3-TDMA), which is mainly employed for determining the irreversibility of the hygroscopic growth factor of aerosol particles.

Features and Benefits

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  • Flexible volumes –Available from research amounts to scale-up quantities

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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The 1-by-3 tandem differential mobility analyzer for measurement of the irreversibility of the hygroscopic growth factor.
Rosenoern T, et al.
Aerosol Science and Technology, 43(7), 641-652 (2009)
Ammonium Compounds.
Weston CW, et al.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (2003)
Influence of yeast strain on Shiraz wine quality indicators.
Holt H, et al.
International Journal of Food Microbiology, 165(3), 302-311 (2013)
Industrial catalytic aspects of the synthesis of monomers for nylon production.
Bellussi G and Perego C.
CATTECH, 4(1), 4-16 (2000)
Substitutes for Ammonium Sulfate as Additives with Glyphosate and Glufosinate.
Pratt D, et al.
Weed Technology, 17(3), 576-581 (2003)

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Redi-Dri™ prevents hygroscopic powders, such as inorganic salts, from absorbing moisture and forming clumps, leaving the salts free-flowing every time.

Redi-Dri™ prevents hygroscopic powders, such as inorganic salts, from absorbing moisture and forming clumps, leaving the salts free-flowing every time.

Redi-Dri™ prevents hygroscopic powders, such as inorganic salts, from absorbing moisture and forming clumps, leaving the salts free-flowing every time.

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