bleach, it does not form chlorine gas, whereas the most common acids would; the reaction (neutralisation) with ammonia, produces a salt, as depicted in the section above. It also finds applications in the industrial cleaning of dairy and brewhouse equipment. Although it is considered less corrosive than hydrochloric acid, corrosion inhibitors are often added to the commercial cleansers of which it is a component. It can be used as a descalant for descaling home coffee and espresso machines and in denture cleaners. Other uses Catalyst for esterification process Dye and pigment manufacturing Herbicide Descalant for scale removal Coagulator for urea-formaldehyde resins Ingredient in fire extinguishing media. Sulfamic acid is the main raw material for ammonium sulfamate which is a widely used herbicide and fire retardant material for household products. Pulp and paper industry as a chloride stabilizer Synthesis of nitrous oxide by reaction with nitric acid The deprotonated form (sulfamate) is a common counterion for nickel(II) in electroplating. Used to separate nitrite ions from mixture of nitrite and nitrate ions( NO3−+ NO2−) during qualitative analysis of nitrate by Brown Ring test. Obtaining deep eutectic solvents with urea Silver polishing According to the label on the consumer product, the silver cleaning product TarnX contains thiourea, a detergent, and sulfamic acid. References Further reading Hydrogen compounds Sulfur oxoacids Household chemicals Cleaning product components Sulfamates