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Ammonium hydroxide

Ammonium hydroxide is known as nutritional supplement from group of emulsifiers. Thanks to the chemicalРаствор гидроксида аммония properties ammonium hydroxide is used generally as the acidity regulator.

Receiving ammonium hydroxide

Ammonium hydroxide represents aqueous solution of ammonia. Solution transparent, with a pungent and caustic smell. In the industrial way and in large numbers receiving ammonium hydroxide is possible dissolution in water of products of combustion of coal.

Ammonium hydroxide use

As nutritional supplement ammonium hydroxide has the designation E527 and is resolved in the territory of Russia and Ukraine. It is added to candies from caramel, by cocoa products and some types of chocolate. In these продуктахгидроксид ammonium maintains value of acidity, necessary on a compounding, playing a buffer role. The matter is that cocoa beans contain up to 2% of acids in the structure which at addition of ammonium hydroxide in structure of a product are neutralized.

Except the food industry, solutions of ammonium hydroxide are widely used in medicine, in house use. 10% solution of this substance is better known as liquid ammonia or ammoniac water. At its inhalation there is a stimulation of a respiratory center that is applied at a loss of consciousness, faints and when it is necessary to cause vomiting. Outwardly thanks to the antiseptic and cooling properties ammonium hydroxide is suitable for processing of hands, scratches and grazes, stings of insects.

Besides,Гидроксид аммония больше известен как нашатырный спирт ammonium hydroxide is applied in production of soda and detergents, paints, fertilizers.

Harm of ammonium hydroxide

Ammonium hydroxide is added to foodstuff according to technological instructions and recommendations, is frequent in a combination with other hydroxides. The standard of the contents of this substance in chocolate and cocoa should not exceed 70 g/kg of dry matter.

In a number of the countries (New Zealand, Australia, some European countries) ammonium hydroxide is prohibited as nutritional supplement. There are data according to which this substance is capable to be reflected negatively on health of the person, causing toxic damages of a liver and intestines.

Harm of ammonium hydroxide is that this quite unstable substance easily turns into ammonia and water. Ammonia annoyingly affects a mucous membrane of a digestive tract. Accurate norms of daily consumption of ammonium hydroxide it is not developed.

 
 
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