{"id":104369,"date":"2026-05-21T13:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104369"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:18:27","slug":"ammonium-sulphate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ammonium-sulphate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ammonium Sulphate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ammonium Sulphate Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) suggested ammonium sulphate be used for paddy as an affordable option.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ammonium Sulphate<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>inorganic sulfate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> salt obtained by reaction of <\/span><b>sulfuric acid <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with two equivalents of ammonia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Properties of Ammonium Sulphate<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a white odorless solid and has a <\/span><b>high-melting point.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very <\/span><b>soluble in water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely used as a <\/span><b>fertilizer for alkaline soils.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ammonium Sulphate contains <\/span><b>21% nitrogen and 24% sulphur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it an excellent source of essential nutrients for plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ammonium sulfate is available as a byproduct from the steel industry (recovered from coke oven gas) and from some metallurgical and chemical processes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Ammonium Sulphate<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Agriculture and Fertilizers: It is used in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the agricultural region as a <\/span><b>nitrogen fertilizer.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The water treatment industry is some other significant region where ammonium sulphate is appreciably used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Food Industry Additive:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is used as a <\/span><b>food additive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and dough conditione.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pharmaceutical Industry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ammonium sulphate also unearths programs in the pharmaceutical enterprise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Textile and Leather Processing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The textile enterprise is any other vicinity wherein ammonium sulphate is hired, mainly in dyeing and printing tactics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/india\/2026\/May\/20\/use-ammonium-sulphate-instead-of-urea-icar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ammonium Sulphate is an inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. 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