Ammonium bicarbonate

Agent Name
Ammonium bicarbonate
CAS Number
1066-33-7
Formula
C-H2-O3.H3-N
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Ammonium bicarbonate formula graphical representation
Synonyms
Acid ammonium carbonate; Ammonium acid carbonate; Ammonium hydrogen carbonate; Ammonium hydrogencarbonat; Carbonic acid, monoammonium salt; Monoammonium carbonate; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Ammonium Compounds
Description
Colorless or white solid with a faint odor of ammonia; [Merck Index] White crystalline solid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used in baking powder, cooling baths, fire extinguishers, scale and gypsum removing agents, cold wave solutions, fertilizers, and pharmaceuticals (antacids, stimulants, and expectorants); Also used in chrome leather tanning and as a blowing agent for foam rubber, a leavening agent for baked goods, a defatting agent for textiles, a compost heap additive, and in manufacturing (porous plastics, ceramics, ammonium salts, dyes, and pigments); [HSDB]
Comments
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; Emergency treatment: "Ammonia"; [HSDB] Decomposes on warming above 35 deg C producing ammonia fumes; An eye and respiratory tract irritant; [CAMEO] May cause irritation; [MSDSonline] See "Ammonia."
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
58.9 mm Hg

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

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