ammonium sulfate
Noun
Meaning
ammonium sulfate (uncountable)
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(US, inorganic chemistry) An inorganic chemical compound, (NH4)2SO4, commonly used as a fertilizer and as a food additive (E517) used as an improving agent.
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For remediation of gaseous emissions Ammonia is used to scrub SO 2 from the burning of fossil fuels, and the resulting product is converted to ammonium sulfate for use as fertilizer.
To separate berkelium from the unreacted americium, this solution was added to a mixture of ammonium and ammonium sulfate and heated to convert all the dissolved americium into the oxidation state +6.