Phosphorsure, Ammoniumsalz

VerwendenLarge quantities of the ammonium phosphates are used as fertilizers and in fertilizer formulations. The compounds furnish both nitrogen and phosphorus essential to plant growth. The compounds also are used as fire retardants in wood building materials, paper and fabric products, and in matches to prevent afterglow. Solutions of the ammonium phosphates sometimes are air dropped to retard forest fires, serving the double purpose of fire fighting and fertilizing the soil to accelerate new plant growth. The compounds are used in baking powder formulations, as nutrients in the production of yeast, as nutritional supplements in animal feeds, for controlling the acidity of dye baths, and as a source of phosphorus in certain kinds of ceramics.