PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 91-94 °C |
| Boiling point: | 74 °C(Press: 0.14 Torr) |
| Density | 1.054 g/mL at 25 °C |
| refractive index | n |
| storage temp. | Store at -20°C |
| form | Liquid |
| color | Colorless to light yellow |
| PH | 6.58(1 mM solution);6.56(10 mM solution);6.55(100 mM solution);6.5(1000 mM solution) |
| Water Solubility | Water: 125 mg/mL (1167.02 mM) |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C3H6O3.H3N/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);1H3 |
| InChIKey | RZOBLYBZQXQGFY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | [NH4+].C([O-])(=O)C(C)O |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 515-98-0(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Ammonium lactate (515-98-0) |
Description and Uses
Ammonium lactate is a compound with formula NH4(C2H4(OH)COO). It is the ammonium salt of lactic acid.
It has E number "E328" and is the active ingredient of the skin lotions Amlactin and Lac-Hydrin.
Ammonium lactate solution has been used in the ammonium lactate fermentation broth for the concentration of organic acid salts by conventional electrodialysis (EDC).
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H335-H315-H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313P-P264-P280-P302+P352-P321-P332+P313-P362 |
| WGK Germany | - |
