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title: Ammonium Sulfate
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##### CAS Number

7783-20-2















##### grade

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##### packaging

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Ammonium Sulfate is an inorganic salt with the chemical formula (NH₄)₂SO₄. It consists of ammonium ions (NH₄⁺) and sulfate ions (SO₄²⁻). Used in industrial, agricultural, and laboratory applications due to its unique properties.
**Chemical Formula:** (NH₄)₂SO₄
**Appearance**: White, odorless crystals or powder.
**Uses:**
**Food Additive:** In the food industry, small amounts of ammonium sulfate are sometimes added to dough formulations as a baking aid. It can help improve dough strength, texture, and volume in baked goods such as bread and pastries.
**Laboratory:** Precursor for other chemicals. Commonly used as a starting material for producing nitrogen-based compounds.
**Acidification agent:** It is used in specific industrial processes where a mild acidic environment is needed.
**Laboratory and Analytical Applications:** Ammonium sulfate is used as an analytical reagent in laboratory experiments, qualitative and quantitative determinations, and research studies requiring a highly pure source of ammonium ions or sulfate ions.
**Additional Applications:** Used in in the textile industry as a mordant or dyeing auxiliary to enhance dye absorption and color fastness in textile dyeing processes and, in the paper, and pulp industry as a nitrogen source in the pulping process to enhance the yield and quality of wood pulp.







































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