Ammonium Chloride Extra Pure is a high-purity, white crystalline compound widely used in laboratories, analytical chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and industrial processes requiring minimal impurities and reliable results. It offers excellent solubility and reactivity for specialised applications.
Chemical Details:
- Chemical Name: Ammonium Chloride
- Chemical Formula: NH₄Cl
- Molecular Weight: 53.49 g/mol
- Purity: Extra Pure grade (>99.5%)
- Appearance: White crystalline powder or granules
- Odour: Odourless
- Solubility: Highly soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol
- pH (5% solution): Slightly acidic (approx. 5.5)
Key Features:
- Extra pure grade ensuring minimal contamination for analytical and laboratory use
- High solubility and easy handling
- Stable under recommended storage conditions
- Consistent particle size for uniform dissolution
Applications:
- Laboratory use: As a reagent in analytical chemistry, buffer solutions, and qualitative analysis
- Pharmaceuticals: Used as an expectorant in cough formulations and in electrolyte replenishment
- Food industry: Approved as a food additive (E510) for yeast nutrition in bread making (ensure grade suitability for food use)
- Metal industry: In metalwork as a flux for soldering and tinning
- Batteries: Component in dry cell battery electrolytes
- Textile and dyeing: As a mordant and dyeing assistant
Benefits:
- Ensures accurate and reliable results in laboratory and analytical work
- High purity with minimal impurities ideal for sensitive reactions and formulations
- Versatile use across laboratory, pharmaceutical, food processing (if certified food grade), and industrial applications
- Easy to dissolve and incorporate into formulations
How to Use:
- Dissolve in water as per laboratory or manufacturing protocols.
- Use according to standard operating procedures in specific industrial processes.
Safety Precautions:
- Generally considered safe when handled appropriately; avoid inhalation of dust or ingestion of non-food grade variants.
- Use personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves and dust masks when handling bulk quantities.
- Store in a cool, dry place, in tightly sealed containers away from moisture and incompatible substances.
