Product Overview & Quality

Product Name: Ammonium carbonate
Brand: Kemaus (Product Code: KA-029)
Grade: Analytical Reagent (AR Grade). Meticulously manufactured under Kemaus premium laboratory quality control to ensure exceptionally low trace levels of heavy metals, chlorides, sulfates, and non-volatile residues. This high-purity baseline guarantees premium accuracy for sensitive qualitative and quantitative testing.
Physical Properties: Hard, white translucent lumps or a white crystalline powder with a highly pungent, strong ammonia odor.
Solubility: Highly soluble in water, yielding a mildly alkaline aqueous solution. It decomposes slowly at room temperature and volatilizes completely when exposed to hot water or high thermal energy.
Key Use: Widely utilized as a classic precipitating reagent in qualitative inorganic analysis for isolating and separating alkaline earth metal cations from analytical mixtures. Commonly used for preparing laboratory buffer solutions to stabilize weakly basic conditions. Also serves as a specialized chemical intermediate in organic synthesis and a cleaning matrix for precision instrumentation components.

Safety & Hazards (Critical)

Classification: Harmful if swallowed. Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation.
Health Risks: Continuous off-gassing releases volatile ammonia vapors that aggressively irritate the upper respiratory tract, triggering acute coughing or nasal stinging. Direct skin or eye contact with dust particles triggers immediate burning irritation and painful redness. Ingestion causes acute gastrointestinal discomfort and internal chemical distress.
First Aid Measures: Flush affected eyes or skin immediately with plenty of flowing water for at least 15 minutes. If vapor inhalation causes dizziness or distress, move the victim to fresh air immediately. Seek medical attention if symptoms persist.

Handling & Storage

Storage: Highly Volatile and Thermally Sensitive (unstable in ambient conditions, slowly decomposing into ammonia gas and carbon dioxide). Must be stored in its original, tightly sealed Kemaus container inside a dedicated chemical space. Keep in a strictly dry, well-ventilated, and cool chemical safety zone (preferably below 20 degrees Celsius or in a refrigerator to prevent degradation and pressure build-up inside the container). Keep away from acids and intense heat sources.
Precautions: Wear standard personal protective equipment (PPE), including chemical-resistant laboratory gloves, safety glasses, and a particulate mask. Handle strictly within a functioning fume hood to eliminate exposure to pungent volatile vapors.