TCC’s Ammonium Chloride, NH4Cl, is an inorganic, mildly acidic, white crystalline salt compound that is highly soluble in water. The mineral is commonly formed on burning coal dumps due to condensation of coal-derived gases. It is also found around some types of volcanic vents. It is used as a flavoring agent in licorice. Ammonium chloride is the product from the reaction of hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
Ammonium chloride is obtained as a by-product in different chemical processes, particularly from the Solvay process for production of sodium carbonate from sodium chloride, ammonia, carbon dioxide and water.
More than 230,000 tons of ammonium chloride are produced annually in Japan where it is mostly used for fertilizer in rice cultivation. However, the odorless salt has many other applications that include use in the manufacture of personal cleansing products, pyrotechnics, a component in metalwork, medicine, as a flavoring agent in the food industry, and as electrolyte in zinc-carbon batteries.
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