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. 2021 Mar 25;28(29):39938–39951. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13311-z

Table 2.

Specifications of reagent-grade ammonium sulfate (LOBA Chemie 2020)

Appearance Colorless crystals/whitecrystalline powder
Assay (titration) Min 98.5%
pH (5% solution; 25 °C) 4.5–6.0
Heavy metal (as Pb) Max 0.002%
Chloride (Cl) Max 0.003%
Iron (Fe) Max 0.002%
Sulfated ash Max 0.05%