Ammonium hydroxide, ACS, 28.0-30.0% NH{3}, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Ammonium hydroxide is widely utilized as a leavening agent or acidity regulator in food production. It serves as a precursor to some alkyl amines and is also used in the tobacco industry for flavor enhancement and as a processing aid. During furniture making, it combines with tannic acid and is used to darken or stain wood by making it iron salts. In chemical laboratories, it used for qualitative inorganic analysis, as a complexant and as a base. It is used to clean gold, silve, and platinum jewelry. It is an active component of Tollens' reagent (consisting of a solution of silver nitrate and ammonia) and is used to determine the presence of aldehyde or alpha-hydroxy ketone functional groups.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Specifications

• Color: Colorless
• Assay Percent Range: 28.0-30.0% NH₃
• Density: 0.90
• Solubility Information: Miscible with water.
• Quantity: 1 kg
• IUPAC Name: amine hydrate
• Formula Weight: 35.05
• Grade: ACS
• Physical Form: Liquid
• Chemical Name or Material: Ammonium hydroxide

Safety and Handling

Product Identifier

• Ammonium hydroxide, 28.0-30.0% NH3

Signal Word

• Danger

Hazard Category

• LONG-TERM AQUATIC HAZARD Chronic 1
• ACUTE AQUATIC Acute 1
• Serious eye damage/eye irritation Category 1
• Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1 B
• Specific target organ toxicity Category 3

Hazard Statement

• H314-Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
• H318-Causes serious eye damage.
• H335-May cause respiratory irritation.
• H400-Very toxic to aquatic life.
• H410-Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Precautionary Statement

• P261-Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
• P273-Avoid release to the environment.
• P280-Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
• P301+P330+P331-IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.
• P305+P351+P338-IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
• P310-Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/.

Supplemental information

• MIXTURE LIST-Contains : Ammonium hydroxide

RUO – Research Use Only