Product Description
Ammonium carbonate is a common reagent utilized as a porogen, oxidant, and leavening agent in some experiments. Also seen as a buffer and found to be an ingredient in some cough syrups.
Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula (NH4)2CO3. Commercial samples labelled ammonium carbonate no longer contain this compound, but a mixture that has similar ammonia content. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
Uses
Leavening agent
Ammonium carbonate may be used as a leavening agent in traditional recipes, particularly those from northern Europe and Scandinavia (e. G. Speculoos, Tunnbrö D or Lebkuchen). It also serves as an acidity regulator and has the E number E503. It can be substituted with baking powder, but this may effect both the taste and texture of the finished product.
Other uses
Ammonium carbonate is the main component of smelling salts, although the commercial scale of their production is small. Buckley's cough syrup from Canada today uses ammonium carbonate as an active ingredient intended to help relieve symptoms of bronchitis. It is also used as an emetic. It is also found in smokeless tobacco products, such as Skoal.
SPECIFICATION
NH4C1 Content (dry basis) %
99.51
Moisture:
0.08
Residue after Ignition %:
0.25
Iron Content (as Fe) %:
0.0004
Heavy Metal (as Pb) %
<0.0005
Sulphate Content (as S04) %
<.02
PH Value (200g/L solution, temperature 25.degree Cel):
5.3
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