Ammonium Persulphate 98%

What is Ammonium Persulphate? Sometimes shortened to APS, it is a white, crystalline, inorganic compound with the chemical formula (NH₄)₂S₂O₈. It is a powerful oxidising agent widely used in industrial and laboratory applications, including polymerisation, etching, and cleaning processes.

Consistent Quality: We provide only high-quality Ammonium Persulphate, ensuring reliable and consistent performance for all applications.

Shipped from our Manchester, UK Facility: Sourced and packaged using non-toxic, chemical-resistant containers, ensuring reliable quality for our customers.

Frequent Uses

Polymerisation
Acts as an initiator in the polymerisation of monomers such as acrylates, methacrylates, and styrene, enabling the production of various synthetic polymers.

Etching and Cleaning
Commonly used in the electronics industry for etching printed circuit boards and in industrial cleaning to remove tough residues and contaminants.

Analytical Chemistry
Utilised as a reagent in laboratory settings for redox titrations and as a source of free radicals in chemical synthesis.

Textile and Paper Industry
Employed in the textile and paper industries as a bleaching agent and to modify starch, improving its application in coatings and finishes.

• An oxidising agent
• As an etching solution for copper and PCB’s
• For etching Zinc and pickling copper.
• As a bleaching agent

Assay: >98%
M.F.: H₈N₂O₈S₂
M.W.: 228.20 g/mol
M.P.: 120 °C
Refractive Index: 1.50 

Cas Number: 7727-54-0

Einecs Number: 231-786-5

HS Code / Commodity Code: 28334000

UN Number: 1444

Hazard Class: 5.1

Packing Group: 3

Hazard Phrases: H272,H302,H315,H317,H319,H334,H335

Prec Phrases: P220,P261,P280,P305+P351+P338,P342+P311