Description: Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) is colorless transparent quadratic system crystal. Relative density is 1.803 (19℃). Melting point is190℃, easy resolve in water, lightly resolve in alcohol, no resolve in acetone, it is stable in air and will partially decompose when heating100℃. Monoammonium phosphate will lose ammonium and water and produce the mixture of ammonium metaphosphate and phosphoric acid. Solution is acid (PH is 4.5 of 1% solution).

Synonym: Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate

Formula: NH4H2PO4

Molecular weight: 115.03

CAS Number: 7722-76-1

Uses:

1. Food:

It find uses in food industry for bulking agent, paste regulator, yeast food, ferment aids, buffering agent.

2. Feed:

It can also use for animal feed additives.

3. Fertilizer: It is an efficient nitrogen and phosphate compound fertilizer.

4. Chemical industries:

It find uses in fire retardant for wood, paper and clothes, dispersant for fiber process and dye industry, glazes for porcelain enamel, ingredients of fireproof painting, annihilator of match core and candle core, dry powder extinguisher. It can also used for plate making and pharmaceutical.