Di Ammonium Phosphate

CORE INFO:

• Chemical Formula: (NH4)2HPO4
• IUPAC Name: Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate
• CAS Number: 7783-28-0
• Molar mass: 132.06 g/mol
• Refractive index (nD): 1.52
• Solubility in water: 57.5 g/100 mL (10 °C)
• CHARACTERISTICS: Non-Toxic, Non-Combustible And Non-Explosive, Granulated Fertilizer
• Nitrogen, % (m/m): 18
• Phosphorus, %(m/m): 46 ± 1
• Water, %(m/m): 1,8 - 2,0
• Appearance: White powder
• Density: 1.619 g/cm3
• Melting point:155 °C (311 °F; 428 K)
• Refractive Index : 1.52
• Solubility: Insoluble In Acetone, Alcohol And Liquid Ammonia
• PH : 7.5–8

DAP is also used as a yeast nutrient in winemaking and mead-making; as an additive in some brands of cigarettes purportedly as a nicotine enhancer; to prevent afterglow in matches, in purifying sugar; as a flux for soldering tin, copper, zinc and brass; and to control precipitation of alkali-soluble and acid-insoluble colloidal dyes on wool