Description

Ammonium bicarbonate, a compound with formula NH4(C(=O)OHO), also called bicarbonate of ammonia, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, hartshorn, AmBic or powdered baking ammonia, is the bicarbonate salt of ammonia.
Ammonium bicarbonate is used in the food industry as a raising agent for flat baked goods, such as cookies and crackers. It was commonly used in the home before modern day baking powder was made available to home bakers. Many baking cookbooks (especially from Scandinavian countries) may still refer to it as hartshorn or hornsalt.In many cases it may be substituted with baking soda or baking powder or a combination of both, depending on the recipe composition and leavening requirements.Compared to baking soda or potash, hartshorn has the advantage of producing more gas for the same amount of agent, and of not leaving any salty or soapy taste in the finished product, as it completely decomposes into water and gaseous products which evaporate during baking. It cannot be used for moist, bulky baked goods however, such as normal bread or cakes, since some ammonia will be trapped inside and will cause an unpleasant taste.
Application:
1,Substitute for yeast in baking.2,Production of Ammonium salts.3,Ingredient of Fire extinguishing compounds.4,Pharmaceuticals.5,Dyes and Pigments.6,Degreasing textiles.7, Inflater for rubber.8,Food Additive.9,In cooling baths.*0,In compost heaps to accelerate decomposition.*1,Manufacture of ceramics.*2,Chrome Leather tanning.*3,In the Manufacture of catalysts.
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specifications:
Appearance: White powder or superfime crystal Total alkalinity(as NaHCO3): *9.****0.5 % min Chloride(as Cl): 0.*0% max Soda: 0.*0% max Moisture: 0.*0% max As: 0.***1% max Heavy metal(as Pb): 0.***5% max Ferric salt(as Fe): 0.**4% max Water insoluble matter: 0.*4% max Sulfate: 0.*2% max