Ammonium Bicarbonate
Food
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | NH5CO3 | raising agent |
| Density | 1.586 g/cm3 | nitrogen fertilizer |
| Melting point | 41.9 °C (107.4 °F; 315.0 K) decomposes | |
| Molar mass | 79.056 g/mol | |
| SPECIFICATION | ||||
| Specification | GB 1888-89 | FCC 1983 | Food Grade | |
| NH4HCO3: | 99.2-101.0% | 99.0% min | 99.2%-100.5% | |
| Chlorides: | 0.007% max | 0.003% max | 0.003%max | |
| Sulphides: | 0.0002% max | 0.007% max | ||
| Sulphates: | 30ppm max | ------------- | 0.007%max | |
| As: | 0.0002% max | 3mg/kg max | 0.002%max | |
| Heavy Metals (Pb): | 0.0005% max | 10mg/kg max | 0.005%max | |
| Ash: | 0.008% max | 0.05% max | ||
| Fe: | 0.002% max | ------------ | ||
| pH solution 5%: | 8 | |||
| Non Volatile Matter: | 500mg/kg max | 0.05%max | ||
| Mercury: | None | |||
| Appearance | White powdery crystal | |||