Description
Ammonium Chloride is a versatile inorganic salt used extensively in fertilizer production, metal processing, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, animal nutrition, and selected food-processing applications. It provides nitrogen and chloride and is valued for its high water solubility and useful chemical properties.
Major Uses & Applications
- Fertilizer manufacturing: provides a readily available source of nitrogen and chloride for crops.
- Metal processing: used as a flux in galvanizing, soldering, and tinning to help clean metal surfaces.
- Chemical manufacturing: used as a raw material and processing agent in the production of various chemicals.
- Pharmaceuticals: used in certain medicinal formulations and as an expectorant.
- Animal nutrition: used in some animal-feed applications as a source of nitrogen/chloride, subject to feed-grade specifications.
- Batteries: historically used as an electrolyte in certain dry-cell batteries.
- Food processing: food-grade ammonium chloride is used in specific applications as a processing agent and acidity regulator.
Synonyms
AmChlor, Muriate of Ammonia, Salmiac, Ammonium Chloride, NH4Cl, Sal Ammoniac
