Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as an oxidizing agent in the production of printed circuit boards and metal etching.
Employed as a polymerization initiator in the manufacture of plastics and rubber. - Cosmetic and Personal Care: Found in hair bleaching and dyeing formulations as an oxidizing agent.
- Environmental Use: Used in soil and groundwater remediation to degrade organic contaminants.
Where is Ammonium Persulfate Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic compound.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the electrolysis of ammonium sulfate in the presence of sulfuric acid.
- Consumer Products: Found in hair care products, industrial etchants, and environmental remediation agents.