- Chemical Name:Ammonium Persulfate
- CAS Number:7727-54-0
- Functions:Initiator
- Chemical Family:Potassium Salts
- Compatible Polymers & Resins:Vinyl Esters, Acrylics, Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR), Polystyrenes (PS)
- Synonyms:Ammonium peroxidodisulfate, Ammonium peroxydisulfate ((NH4)2S2O8), Ammonium peroxysulfate, Bis(ammonium) peroxodisulfate, Diammonium peroxydisulfate, Diammonium peroxydisulphate, Diammonium persulfate
PeroxyChem Potassium persulfate is used as an initiator for emulsion polymerization reactions, in the preparation of acrylic, vinyl, styrene, neoprene, styrene-butadiene and other resins. It is also used in depolymerization in modification of starch, as a booster in hair bleaching formulations in cosmetics and as a gel breaker in the oil and gas industry.