Ammonium, Potassium and Sodium Persulfates

Highest Product Quality and Reliable Supply

Persulfates are chemical compounds with some of the most powerful oxidant characteristics of all peroxides. These characteristics require the proper safety oversight. As one of the largest global producers of persulfates, Evonik is a leader in providing persulfate product solutions that meet the exacting standards of global customers and comply with strict safety standards.

How Persulfates Work

Ammonium Persulfate

Ammonium persulfate acts as a polymerization initiator in polymer chemistry, as an etchant and cleaner in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, as a booster in hair bleaching formulations in cosmetics, and as a gel breaker in the oil and gas industry.

Potassium Persulfate

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.

Sodium Persulfate

Sodium persulfate is a strong oxidizing agent and acts as a polymerization initiator in polymer chemistry, as an etchant and cleaner in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards, and as a booster in hair bleaching formulations in cosmetics.

Product Information

Key Functions	Markets & Applications
Oxidizer, free radical generator, bleaching	Chemical synthesis
	Hair colorants and bleaches
	Hydraulic fracturing viscosity breakers
	Polymer initiation
	Printing circuit board etching and cleaning

Key Functions	Markets & Applications
Oxidizer, free radical generator, pool/SPA shock	Consumer Goods & Lifestyle

Key Functions	Markets & Applications
Oxidizing agent, free radical generator, pool and SPA shock	Chemical synthesis
	Hair colorants and bleaches
	Hydraulic fracturing viscosity breakers
	Polymer initiation
	Printing circuit board etching and cleaning
	Pulp, paper & packaging

Stringent Safety Standards

Persulfates are among the chemical compounds with some of the strongest oxidation properties within the group of all peroxides. These product properties require appropriate safety oversight. Evonik, as one of the world's largest manufacturers of persulfates, is a leader in providing persulfate product solutions. These meet the high standards of our customers around the world as well as stringent safety standards.

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