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  • Ammonium Chloride

    Proprties
    CAS No - 12125-02-9 Appearance - White Crystalline Powder
    Molecular Formula - NH4Cl Synonyms - Hydrochloric Acid, Ammonium Salt
    Molecular Weight - 53.49 MSDS

     

    Specifications

    Grade

    LR

    Technical

    Assay

    99% Min

    96- 97% Min

    Appearance

    Snow White

    White Crystalline

    Sulphate

    0.02 to 0.05%

    0.1 to 0.2 %

    Iron

    0.001% to 0.005%

    0.05

    Insoluble Matter

    0.02 to 0.05%

    0.2 to 0.5%

    pH 5% Solution

    4.5 - 5.5

    4.5 – 6.5

    Solubility

    Color Less Clear Solution

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    Moisture

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    2% Max


    We offer fine quality Ammonium Chloride to our clients at reasonable prices. The product is formulated using the best chemicals, and occurs in the form of a white crystalline powder. We cater to custom requirements.

    The main application of ammonium chloride is as a nitrogen source in fertilizers, e.g. chloro-ammonium phosphate. The main crops are rice and wheat in Asia.


    Pyrotechnics

    Ammonium chloride is an ingredient in fireworks, safety matches and contact explosives.


    Metalwork

    Ammonium chloride is used as a flux in preparing metals to be tin coated, galvanized or soldered. It works as a flux by cleaning the surface of workpieces by reacting with the metal oxides at the surface to form a volatile metal chloride. For this purpose, it is sold in blocks at hardware stores for use in cleaning the tip of a soldering iron and can also be included in solder as flux.


    Medicine

    Ammonium chloride is used as an expectorant in cough medicine. Its expectorant action is caused by irritative action on the bronchial mucosa. This causes the production of excess respiratory tract fluid which presumably is easier to cough up. Ammonium salts are an irritant to the gastric mucosa and may induce nausea and vomiting.

    Ammonium chloride is used as a systemic acidifying agent in treatment of severe metabolic alkalosis, in oral acid loading test to diagnose distal renal tubular acidosis, to maintain the urine at an acid pH in the treatment of some urinary-tract disorders.


    Food

    In several countries, ammonium chloride, known as sal ammoniac, is used as food additive under the E number E510, commonly as a yeast nutrient in breadmaking. It is a feed supplement for cattle and an ingredient in nutritive media for yeasts and many microorganisms.

    Ammonium chloride is used to spice up dark sweets called salty liquorice, in baking to give cookies a very crisp texture, and in the flavouring Salmiakki Koskenkorva for vodkas. In India and Pakistan, it is called naushader and is used to improve the crispiness of snacks such as samosas and jalebi.


    In the laboratory

    Ammonium chloride is used to produce low temperatures in cooling baths. Ammonium chloride solutions with ammonia are used as buffer solutions.


    Other applications

    Ammonium chloride is used in a ~5% aqueous solution to work on oil wells with clay swelling problems. It is also used as electrolyte in zinc–carbon batteries. Other uses include in hair shampoo, in the glue that bonds plywood, and in cleaning products. In hair shampoo, it is used as a thickening agent in ammonium-based surfactant systems, such as ammonium lauryl sulfate. Ammonium chloride is used in the textile and leather industry in dyeing, tanning, textile printing and to luster cotton.


    STORAGE

    Precautions:

    Do not ingest. Do not breathe dust. Wear suitable protective clothing. In case of insufficient ventilation, wear suitable respiratory equipment. If ingested, seek medical advice immediately and show the container or the label. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Keep away from incompatibles such as oxidizing agents, acids, alkalis.

    Storage - Keep container tightly closed. Keep container in a cool, well-ventilated area.

    Packing

    25 Kg HDPE bags with inner liner.